Eviota sigillata explained

Eviota sigillata, commonly called seven-figure pygmy goby or adorned dwarfgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae. They are widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, from the Seychelles to the Micronesia.^[1]

It inhabits reef habitats at depths from 3mto(-)20mm (10feetto(-)70feetm).^[2] This species has the shortest lifespan for a vertebrate, living for at most 59 days.^[3] About three weeks are as pelagic larvae, two weeks settling on the reef and three weeks as adults.^[3]

This pygmy goby can reach a length of .^[4]

See also

• Pandaka pygmaea

References

• • Depczynski M, Bellwood DR (2005) Shortest recorded vertebrate lifespan found in a coral reef fish. Current Biology Vol 15 (8): R288-R289.

External links

• Fish is shortest-lived vertebrate
• http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219453

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eviota sigillata, Adorned dwarfgoby.
2. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: University of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research.
3. Le Page, M., 2005. Reef fish lives fastest, dies youngest. New Scientist 25 April 2005 (NewScientist.com).
4. Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893.