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Eviota zebrina Lachner & Karnella, 1978 Zebra dwarfgoby |
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photo by
Greenfield, J. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits dead algal-covered reef in 3-15 m (Ref. 90102). Reported to feed primarily on harpacticoid copepods (49.5% - 100% of the gut contents) and they consume an average of 249 copepods per square meter of reef surface (Ref. 116739). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||