# Eviota

Eviota is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, commonly as dwarfgobies found in the Indo-Pacific region, where it is distributed from Japan to Australia and from Africa to Pitcairn Island. Species are mainly associated with coral reefs. Many of these fish are short-lived, with life cycles as brief as 3.5 weeks in the tropics. Some species are hermaphrodites and some representatives live symbiotically among the tentacles of the mushroom coral.

## Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* Eviota abax (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
* Eviota afelei D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Afele's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota albolineata S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Spotted fringe-fin dwarfgoby)
* Eviota algida D. W. Greenfield & Erdmann, 2014 (Upwelling dwarfgoby)
* Eviota ancora D. W. Greenfield & T. Suzuki, 2011
* Eviota angustifascia D. W. Greenfield & Erdmann, 2020
* Eviota aquila D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2014 (Dark dwarfgoby)
* Eviota asymbasia D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2016 (Inconsistent dwarfgoby)
* Eviota atauroensis Erdmann, D. W. Greenfield & Tornabene, 2023
* Eviota atriventris D. W. Greenfield & T. Suzuki, 2012 (Black-belly dwarfgoby)
* Eviota bacata D. W. Greenfield, Erdmann & & Teitelbaum, 2024
* Eviota bifasciata Lachner & Karnella, 1980 (Two-stripe dwarfgoby)
* Eviota bilunula D. W. Greenfield & T. Suzuki, 2016 (Crescent dwarfgoby)
* Eviota bimaculata Lachner & Karnella, 1980 (Two-spot fringe-fin dwarfgoby)
* Eviota bipunctata D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2016
* Eviota brahmi D. W. Greenfield & Tornabene, 2014 (Brahm's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota cometa S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Comet dwarfgoby)
* Eviota dalyi David W. Greenfield & Luke Gordon, 2019
* Eviota deminuta Tornabene, Ahmadia & J. T. Williams, 2013 (Diminutive dwarfgoby)
* Eviota disrupta Karnella & Lachner, 1981
* Eviota distigma D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Distigma dwarfgoby)
* Eviota dorsimaculata Tornabene, Ahmadia & J. T. Williams, 2013 (Dorsal-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota dorsogilva D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Cream-back dwarfgoby)
* Eviota dorsopurpurea D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Purple dwarfgoby)
* Eviota epiphanes O. P. Jenkins, 1903 (Divine dwarfgoby)
* Eviota epistigmata D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2014 (Twin-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota erdmanni Tornabene & D. W. Greenfield, 2016 (Erdmann's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota eyreae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2016 (Eyre's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota fallax D. W. Greenfield & G. R. Allen, 2012 (Twin dwarfgoby)
* Eviota fasciola Karnella & Lachner, 1981 (Barred dwarfgoby)
* Eviota filamentosa T. Suzuki & D. W. Greenfield, 2014 (Thread-fin dwarfgoby)
* Eviota flaviarma D. W. Greenfield & Erdmann, 2021
* Eviota flavipinnata T. Suzuki, D. W. Greenfield & Motomura, 2015 (Yellow-fin dwarfgoby)
* Eviota flebilis D. W. Greenfield, T. Suzuki & Shibukawa, 2014 (Tearful dwarfgoby)
* Eviota fluctiphila D. W. Greenfield, Erdmann & Ronald Mambrasar, 2023 (Surge Dwarfgoby)
* Eviota geminata D. W. Greenfield & Bogorodsky, 2014 (Geminate dwarfgoby)
* Eviota gunawanae Greenfield, Tornabene & Erdmann, 2019
* Eviota guttata Lachner & Karnella, 1978 (Spotted dwarfgoby)
* Eviota herrei D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Herre's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota hinanoae Tornabene, Ahmadia & J. T. Williams, 2013 (Hinano's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota hoesei A. C. Gill & S. L. Jewett, 2004 (Doug's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota indica Lachner & Karnella, 1980
* Eviota infulata (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (Epaulet dwarfgoby)
* Eviota inutilis Whitley, 1943 (Chest-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota irrasa Karnella & Lachner, 1981 (Unpolished dwarfgoby)
* Eviota japonica S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983
* Eviota jewettae D. W. Greenfield & R. Winterbottom, 2012 (Jewett's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota karaspila D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2010 (Eastern head-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota kermadecensis Hoese & A. L. Stewart, 2012
* Eviota korechika Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2005 (Korechika's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota lachdeberei Giltay, 1933 (Red-light dwarfgoby)
* Eviota lacrimae Sunobe, 1988
* Eviota lacrimosa Tornabene, Ahmadia & J. T. Williams, 2013 (Weeping dwarfgoby)
* Eviota lateritea D. W. Greenfield & R. Winterbottom, 2016 (Laterite dwarfgoby)
* Eviota latifasciata S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Brown-banded dwarfgoby)
* Eviota maculibotella D. W. Greenfield & R. Winterbottom, 2016 (Spotted-dick dwarfgoby)
* Eviota marteynae David W. Greenfield & Mark V. Erdmann, 2020
* Eviota masudai Matsuura & Senou, 2006
* Eviota melanosphena D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2016 (Wedge dwarfgoby)
* Eviota melasma Lachner & Karnella, 1980 (Head-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota mikiae G. R. Allen, 2001 (White-line dwarfgoby)
* Eviota mimica D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2016 (Mimic dwarfgoby)
* Eviota minuta D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2014 (Minute dwarfgoby)
* Eviota monostigma Fourmanoir, 1971 (Single-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota natalis G. R. Allen, 2007 (Christmas dwarfgoby)
* Eviota nebulosa J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Nebulous dwarfgoby)
* Eviota nigramembrana D. W. Greenfield & T. Suzuki, 2013 (Black-bar dwarfgoby)
* Eviota nigripinna Lachner & Karnella, 1980
* Eviota nigrispina D. W. Greenfield & T. Suzuki, 2010 (Black-spine dwarfgoby)
* Eviota nigriventris Giltay, 1933 (Red-belly dwarfgoby)
* Eviota notata D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2012 (Bar-head dwarfgoby)
* Eviota occasa D. W. Greenfield, R. Winterbottom & T. Suzuki, 2014 (Sunset dwarfgoby)
* Eviota ocellifer Shibukawa & T. Suzuki, 2005
* Eviota oculopiperita D. W. Greenfield & Bogorodsky, 2014 (Peppermint-eye dwarfgoby)
* Eviota pamae G. R. Allen, Brooks & Erdmann, 2013
* Eviota pardalota Lachner & Karnella, 1978 (Leopard dwarfgoby)
* Eviota partimacula J. E. Randall, 2008
* Eviota pellucida Larson, 1976 (Neon dwarfgoby)
* Eviota pinocchioi D. W. Greenfield & R. Winterbottom, 2012 (Pinocchio dwarfgoby)
* Eviota piperata D. W. Greenfield & R. Winterbottom, 2014 (Peppered dwarfgoby)
* Eviota prasina (Klunzinger, 1871) (Green dwarfgoby)
* Eviota prasites D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Hair-fin dwarfgoby)
* Eviota pseudaprica Richard Winterbottom & David W. Greenfield, 2020
* Eviota pseudostigma Lachner & Karnella, 1980
* Eviota punctulata S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Dotted dwarfgoby)
* Eviota punyit Tornabene, Valdez & Erdmann, 2016
* Eviota queenslandica Whitley, 1932 (Queensland dwarfgoby)
* Eviota raja G. R. Allen, 2001 (King dwarfgoby)
* Eviota randalli D. W. Greenfield, 2009 (Randall's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota readerae A. C. Gill & S. L. Jewett, 2004 (Sally's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota richardi D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2016 (Rick's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota rubra D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 1999
* Eviota rubriceps D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2011 (Red-headed dwarfgoby)
* Eviota rubriguttata D. W. Greenfield & T. Suzuki, 2011
* Eviota rubrimaculata T. Suzuki, D. W. Greenfield & Motomura, 2015 (Red-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota rubrisparsa D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2010 (Red-speckled dwarfgoby)
* Eviota saipanensis Fowler, 1945
* Eviota santanai D. W. Greenfield & Erdmann, 2013 (Santana's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota sebreei D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Striped dwarfgoby)
* Eviota shibukawai T. Suzuki & D. W. Greenfield, 2014 (Shibukawa's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota shimadai D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2010 (Shimada's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota sigillata S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Adorned dwarfgoby)
* Eviota singula D. W. Greenfield & R. Winterbottom, 2016 (One-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota smaragdus D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Emerald dwarfgoby)
* Eviota sodwanaensis D. W. Greenfield & R. Winterbottom, 2016 (Sodwana dwarfgoby)
* Eviota sparsa S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Speckled dwarfgoby)
* Eviota specca D. W. Greenfield, T. Suzuki & Shibukawa, 2014
* Eviota spilota Lachner] & Karnella, 1980 (Spotted-fin dwarfgoby)
* Eviota springeri D. W. Greenfield & S. L. Jewett, 2012 (Springer's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota storthynx (Rofen, 1959) (Storthynx dwarfgoby)
* Eviota susanae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 1999
* Eviota taeiae Erdmann, D. W. Greenfield & Tornabene, 2023
* Eviota teresae D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2016 (Terry's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota tetha D. W. Greenfield & Erdmann, 2014 (Tetha's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota thamani D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2016 (Thaman's dwarfgoby)
* Eviota tigrina D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2008
* Eviota toshiyuki D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2010
* Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella, 1980 (Fin-spot dwarfgoby)
* Eviota winterbottomi D. W. Greenfield & J. E. Randall, 2010 (Dusky-bar dwarfgoby)
* Eviota zebrina Lachner & Karnella, 1978 (Zebra dwarfgoby)
* Eviota zonura D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Zoned dwarfgoby)