taxonID	type	description	language	source
0384878CFF80FFEFE0B639F0FC61FC28.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 2)	en	Yeh, Ming-Fon (2025): A newly recorded species of dwarf gobiid genus, Eviota (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern and eastern Taiwan. Zootaxa 5738 (1): 43-47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9
0384878CFF80FFEFE0B639F0FC61FC28.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined NTOUP- 2025 - 06 - 221, 6 specimens, 14.6 – 22.3 mm SL, 3 rd June, 2025, Coll. I-S. Chen, Longdong Bay, 12 – 16 m, New Taipei City, Taiwan.	en	Yeh, Ming-Fon (2025): A newly recorded species of dwarf gobiid genus, Eviota (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern and eastern Taiwan. Zootaxa 5738 (1): 43-47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9
0384878CFF80FFEFE0B639F0FC61FC28.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The species can be well distinguished from other congeners by the following combination of features: (1) second dorsal fin I / 9, anal fin I / 8, pectoral fin 16 – 17; (2) longitudinal scale rows 23 – 24; (3) typical head canal pattern type II; (4) 5 th pelvic fin ray present; (5) mouth large, extending beyond middle vertical of eye; and (6) specific coloration: body and head translucent and somewhat light pinkish. Caudal peduncle region with a distinct median greyish black spot. Snout and jaws reddish. Cheek, opercle scattered with large brown to grayish black marks. Post-anal region with 5 major ventral blotches and 1 small brown spot just before basal region of caudal fin. First dorsal fin translucent with 2 – 4 crescent pink red bands. Second dorsal fin with 3 – 5 longitudinal rows of pinkish red spots. Caudal fin with 7 – 10 vertical rows of tiny red spots.	en	Yeh, Ming-Fon (2025): A newly recorded species of dwarf gobiid genus, Eviota (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern and eastern Taiwan. Zootaxa 5738 (1): 43-47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9
