Eviota sigillata
| Seven-figure pygmy goby | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Eviota |
| Species: | E. sigillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eviota sigillata S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983 | |
Eviota sigillata, commonly called seven-figure pygmy goby or adorned dwarfgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae. They are widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, from the Seychelles to the Micronesia.[1]
It inhabits reef habitats at depths of from 3 to 20 metres (66 ft).[2] This species has the shortest lifespan for a vertebrate, living for at most 59 days.[3]
This pygmy goby can reach a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in).[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7276
- ↑ Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research.
- ↑ Le Page, M., 2005. Reef fish lives fastest, dies youngest. New Scientist 25 April 2005 (NewScientist.com).
- ↑ Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893.
- "Eviota sigillata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 January 2006.
- Depczynski M, Bellwood DR (2005) Shortest recorded vertebrate lifespan found in a coral reef fish. Current Biology Vol 15 (8): R288-R289.
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