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Lachner's dwarfgoby
Sueviota lachneri
Name as used by FishBase. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (checked October 2026) now uses Eviota lachneri. Kept the FishBase name so records match the FishBase checklist.
- English
- Lachner's dwarfgoby
- Scientific
- Sueviota lachneri
- 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 3 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A minute, translucent dwarfgoby with orange to brown blotches behind the pectoral fin, about 2 cm long. It lives in reef crevices.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Sueviota-lachneri.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Sueviota_lachneri.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.