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Published September 16, 2016 | Version v1
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Eviota sodwanaensis, a new dwarfgoby from South Africa (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

  • 1. Research Associate, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118-4503, USA
  • 2. Curator Emeritus, Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, Canada

Description

A new species of dwarfgoby, Eviota sodwanaensis, is described from Sodwana Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. The species has a complete cephalic sensory-pore system (pattern 1), a dorsal/anal fin-ray formula of 8/7, branched pectoral-fin rays, a short 5th pelvic-fin ray, a dark occipital spot, a dark spot on the preural centrum, black first dorsal and anal fins, and dark second dorsal fin. The description is based on 9 type and 5 non-type specimens.
 

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