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Etymology: Eviota: No etymology given, suggested by Christopher Scharpt: from Latin 'eu' for 'true' and 'iota' for anything very small, in combination 'truly very small' referring to it as being the smallest vertebrate at the time it has benn described by Jenkins (thus, making the suggestion by Scharpt plausible.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 16 m (Ref. 107299). Tropical; 12°N - 28°S
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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits shallow silty inshore reefs (Ref. 48637). Collected on algal turf at 2 m (Ref. 37816).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29.4, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1297 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 370 [164, 1,112] mg/100g; Iron = 1.65 [0.74, 3.50] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.0, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.162 [0.055, 0.440] g/100g; Selenium = 26.1 [8.9, 67.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 128 [29, 576] μg/100g; Zinc = 4.25 [2.40, 6.93] mg/100g (wet weight);