Lachdebere's Pygmy Goby
Eviota lachdeberei
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lachdebere's Pygmy Goby, Lachdebrere's Dwarfgoby, Lachdebrere's Pygmy Goby, Redlight Eviota
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Futaboshiisohaze, フタボシイソハゼ
Other scientific names: Eviota lachbrederi
Similar species
Green pygmy-gobyEviota guttata
Black-spotted Pygmy-gobyEviota melasma
Green bubble gobyEviota prasina
Terry’s dwarfgobyEviota teresae
- Redspotted Pygmygoby
Eviota albolineata
- Blackbelly Dwarfgoby
Eviota atriventris
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).
- 80 open-data records from 1929 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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