Published July 8, 2016 | Version v1
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Three new dwarfgobies from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota)

  • 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

Three species of dwarfgobies new to science are described from the western Pacific Ocean: Eviota lateritea from New Caledonia, Eviota maculibotella from Vietnam, and Eviota singula from Palau. Eviota lateritea usually lacks all cephalic sensory-canal pores, although individual specimens may have PITO, AITO, and SOT. Eviota maculibotella lacks the POP and IT pores, and E. singula lacks all pores. Some pectoral-fin rays are branched in all three species, and all have distinctive color patterns.

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