Eviota zebrina Lachner & Karnella, 1978 Zebra dwarfgoby |
photo by
Greenfield, J. |
Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
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Environment: | reef-associated; brackish; marine | |||
Distribution: | Indian Ocean. | |||
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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 |