Eviota cf melasma Lachner & Karnella, 1980
Headspot dwarf goby, 3cm

This identification is somewhat tentative. It has some resemblance to Eviota melasma in Greenfield & Winterbottom (2016), but is not an exact match. It is also similar to Eviota smaragdus, E. sp. 4 and E. sp. 7 on these pages. Our specimens may all turn out to be variations of one species. The photo is by Stan Jazwinski.

The individual below was on the seaward reef.

Created 13 April 2018
Updated 19 June 2021

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