FB-66233 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66233 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Atheriniformes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia Melanotaenia mairasi Allen & Hadiaty, 2011 Creamback dwarfgoby Eviota nigriventris (non Giltay, 1933) 2011-08-09 2024-07-18 Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall0 Two new Indo-Pacific species in the <i>Eviota nigriventris</i> complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 2997:54-66. (Ref. 87726) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Greenfield, D.W. and L. Tornabene0 <i>Eviota brahmi</i> n. sp. From Papua New Guinea, with redescription of <i>Eviota nigriventris</i> (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 3793(1):133-146. (Ref. 95677) Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall0 A review of the dwarfgobies of Fiji, including descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: <i>Eviota</i>). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 20:25-75. (Ref. 107299) FB-GeneralDescr-66243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-08-22 00:00:00 2013-04-08 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66243 Forms groups among branches of Acropora coral, inhabits in sheltered reefs in 2-31 m (Ref 90102). Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall 2011 Two new Indo-Pacific species in the <i>Eviota nigriventris</i> complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 2997:54-66. (Ref. 87726) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-08-24 00:00:00 2016-07-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66243 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: dark band on entire lower body from the head back to the caudal-fin base where it intensifies and ends in a semi-circle; pectoral-fin base with small black dots, more intense dorsally; cephalic sensory pore system lacking the PITO and IT pores and the AITO pore enlarged; dorsal/anal fin-ray formula usually 9/8; pectoral-fin rays simple; spinous dorsal elongate or filamentous in both sexes; genital papilla nonfimbriate; in life dorsal half of body yellowish cream in color, ventral half dark gray to black in type material, varying to dark reddish in others (Ref. 87726); characterized further by longitudinal scale series 23-24; ctenoid scales except cycloid on breast, none on head, nape and pectoral fin base; separated pelvic fins, bases joins by thin membrane; well developed fifth pelvic ray; depth of body 3.5-5.1 in SL (Ref. 90102). Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall 2011 Two new Indo-Pacific species in the <i>Eviota nigriventris</i> complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 2997:54-66. (Ref. 87726) FB-Morphology-66243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-08-24 00:00:00 2016-07-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66243 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall 2011 Two new Indo-Pacific species in the <i>Eviota nigriventris</i> complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 2997:54-66. (Ref. 87726) FB-Distribution-66243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-08-24 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66243 Western Pacific: restricted Fiji; distribution in question until further studies within the E. nigriventris complex (which this species is part of) are completed. Greenfield, D.W. and L. Tornabene 2014 <i>Eviota brahmi</i> n. sp. From Papua New Guinea, with redescription of <i>Eviota nigriventris</i> (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 3793(1):133-146. (Ref. 95677) FB-Size-66243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-08-22 00:00:00 2013-04-08 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66243 1.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 87726)) Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall 2011 Two new Indo-Pacific species in the <i>Eviota nigriventris</i> complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 2997:54-66. (Ref. 87726) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66243 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-08-22 00:00:00 2013-04-08 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66243 reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 31 m (Ref. 90102) 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. (Ref. 90102)