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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Eviota:No etymology given, suggested by Christopher Scharpt: from Latin 'eu' for 'true' and 'iota' for anything very small, in combination 'truly very small' referring to it as being the smallest vertebrate at the time it has benn described by Jenkins (thus, making the suggestion by Scharpt plausible; imitata:Name from Latin verb 'imitor', meaning to mimic or imitate, referring to its similarity to Eviota flebilis; feminine adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 12 m (Ref. 115492). Tropical
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); 1.3 cm SL (female)
Typically observed and collected from a current-swept rubble field where individuals are perched on small 5-10 cm long pieces of coralline-algae-encrusted coral rubble, and would quickly retreat under the rubble when approached (Ref. 115492).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W., L. Tornabene and M.V. Erdmann, 2017. Eviota imitata, a new dwarfgoby from Raja Ampat, Indonesia (Teleostei: Gobiidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:86-94. (Ref. 115492)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
