Blackbelly Dwarfgoby
Eviota atriventris
- Usual depth6–24 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 31 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 27 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–24 m · Deepest record: 33.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackbelly Dwarfgoby, Neon Dwarfgoby, Neon Eviota, Neon Pygmy-goby, Neon Pygmy Goby, Red Pygmygoby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Shiroobiisohaze, シロオビイソハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 黑肚磯塘鱧
Similar species
Black-spotted Pygmy-gobyEviota melasma
- Redspotted Pygmygoby
Eviota albolineata
- Green pygmy-goby
Eviota guttata
- Green bubble goby
Eviota prasina
- Queensland Dwarfgoby
Eviota queenslandica
- Sebree's dwarfgoby
Eviota sebreei
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 420 open-data records from 1973 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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