RESEARCH ARTICLE

Eviota niedenthali, a new dwarfgoby from Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

David W. Greenfield, Mark V. Erdmann & Nesha K. Ichida

A new species of dwarfgoby, Eviota niedenthali, is described from Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, an archipelago in the northwestern tropical Pacific Ocean. The new species is distinguished by having a dorsal/anal-fin formula of 8/8; some branched pectoral-fin rays; no fifth pelvic-fin ray; the cephalic sensory-canal pore system lacking only the IT and POP pores; a large black spot centered on the caudal peduncle; two oval, colon-like, black spots centered on the pectoral-fin base; 6 ventral postanal spots; and a smooth, not tapering, male urogenital papilla.

CITATION:

Greenfield D.W., Erdmann, M.V. & Ichida, N.K. (2026) Eviota niedenthali a new dwarfgoby from Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 46, 9-14.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20299414

publication date: 20 May 2026