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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: specca: Name based on the Anglo/Saxon 'specca' for speckled, referring to the heavy speckling of chromatophores over the body; noun in apposition.

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Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 5 - 14 m (Ref. 95167). Subtropical, preferred ?

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Northwest Pacific: Japan, Ryukyu Is..

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95167)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: cephalic sensory pore system pattern 1 (complete); 8/8 dorsal/anal-fin formula; body heavily sprinkled with chromatophores; upper pectoral-fin base pigmented; 4 subcutaneous body bars between anal-fin origin and caudal-fin base; occipital spot absent; pale opercular membrane; first dorsal fin sprinkled with small melanophores and chromatophores; caudal peduncle with no distinct dark spot or bar; cheek crossed by dark lines, red spots absent (Ref. 95167).

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Greenfield, D.W., T. Suzuki and K. Shibukawa, 2014. Two new dwarfgobies of the genus Eviota from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 3774(5):481-488. (Ref. 95167)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Eviota specca Greenfield, Suzuki & Shibukawa, 2014