Eviota infulata (Smith, 1957)
Shouldermark dwarfgoby
Eviota infulata
photo by Randall, J.E.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  2.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 16 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Seychelles, Mauritius (Cargados Carajos Shoals) and Western Australia; Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Palau, across Micronesia through islands of Oceania to French Polynesia (Rapa) and Pitcairn Islands. Apparently not occurring in Indonesia, Philippines, and New Guinea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 6-7
Biology:  Inhabits shallow silty inshore reefs (Ref. 48637). Collected on algal turf at 2 m (Ref. 37816).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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