Eviota hoesei

Eviota hoesei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Eviota
Species:	E. hoesei
Binomial name
	Eviota hoesei; A. C. Gill & S. L. Jewett, 2004

Eviota hoesei, Doug's eviota, is a species of goby associated with reefs and tide pools. It has a limited distribution in the southwest Pacific, being found around New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island[1] and the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs at depths of from 0 to 25 metres (0 to 82 ft). Within this limited area this is an abundant species.

Like most members of its genus, this is a tiny fish reaching a length of 2 centimetres (0.79 in) SL.[1] Coloration seems to vary with depth: those found near to the surface tend to be green while those found at depths of 18 m or deeper tend to be red. The most prominent diagnostic feature is two dark spots at the base of the pectoral fin.

The specific name honours the ichthyologist Douglass Fielding Hoese of the Australian Museum in Sydney who has made an important contribution to the study of fishes in the order Gobiiformes.[2]

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Eviota hoesei" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Eviota hoesei" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

[ETYFish-2] Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (d-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 August 2018.