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Terry's dwarfgoby
Eviota teresae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Terry's dwarfgoby
- Scientific
- Eviota teresae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.1 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 26 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A minute dwarfgoby with orange scale edges, about 2 cm long.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Eviota-teresae.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gobio_(Eviota_teresae),_islas_Ad_Dimaniyat,_Omán,_2024-08-1
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.