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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.; perspicilla: Name from Latin 'perspicilla', meaning glasses, refering to the two small circular translucent white spots along the frst dorsal-fn base..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Temperate
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130266)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Fujiwara, K., T. Suzuki and H. Motomura, 2019. Two new dwarfgobies (Gobiidae) from southern Japan: Eviota amamiko and Eviota perspicilla. Ichthyol. Res. 67(1):139-154. (Ref. 130266)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).