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Eviota jewettae Greenfield & Winterbottom, 2012

Jewett's dwarfgoby
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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
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; jewettae: Named for Susan L. Jewett, who previously recognized this species as undescribed from specimens taken by the Smithsonian Philippine Expedition in 1978.
Eponymy: Susan Lee Jewett (formerly Susan J Karnella) (d: 1945) is an American ichthyologist who was Collections Manager, Division of Fishes, Smithsonian Institution. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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