
Terry’s dwarfgoby
Eviota teresae
- Usual depth2–18 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 54 records
- February: 47 records
- March: 69 records
- April: 44 records
- May: 60 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 30 records
- August: 34 records
- September: 26 records
- October: 30 records
- November: 70 records
- December: 32 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–18 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos

(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Terry’s dwarfgoby, Terry's Dwarfgoby, Terry's Pygmygoby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Shiroisohaze, シロイソハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 泰瑞磯塘鱧
Similar species
Green pygmy-gobyEviota guttata
Black-spotted Pygmy-gobyEviota melasma
Green bubble gobyEviota prasina
- Redspotted Pygmygoby
Eviota albolineata
- Blackbelly Dwarfgoby
Eviota atriventris
- Hairfin eviota
Eviota prasites
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).
- 275 open-data records from 1982 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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