#dwarfgoby
Die schwärzeste aller Zwerggrundeln wurde nach Darth Vader benannt. Der Mini-Fisch lebt vor Papua Neuguinea
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[Ichthyology • 2025] <i>Eviota vader</i> • A New western Pacific Dwarfgoby<small> (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) </small>from Papua New Guinea
Eviota vader  Greenfield, Erdmann & Ichida, 2025 oceansciencefoundation.org/josf43c.html   Abstract  A new species  of dwarfgoby,  Eviota ...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
With “Iridescent Live Colors”, Newly Discovered Beautiful Dwarfgoby Lives Up To Its Name (Mostly)

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With “Iridescent Live Colors”, Newly Discovered Beautiful Dwarfgoby Lives Up To Its Name (Mostly)
The less said about its "projecting jaw" the better.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
From the volcanic fjords of Papua New Guinea, researchers have described a new-to-science species of a coral reef fish called a dwarfgoby with an unusual purplish-black color.

As the “darkest of all described dwarfgobies,” researchers named it Eviota vader after the Star Wars villain Darth Vader.
Darkest-ever dwarfgoby fish gets named after Darth Vader
From the volcanic fjords of Tufi in Papua New Guinea, researchers have described a new-to-science species of a coral reef fish called a dwarfgoby with an unusual purplish-black color. The tiny fish…
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July 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Grumpy goby alert! 🚨 A new species of dwarfgoby has just been described from the Red Sea. Introducing the Grumpy dwarfgoby (Sueviota aethon), which has a grumpy mug, vicious teeth, but is also really, really smol at a max size of 20mm 😍

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September 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
We are all Grumpy Dwarfgoby now
November 11, 2024 at 5:07 PM
🦑 #marineresearch #goby

Hey babes,

A new species of #dwarfgoby has dropped. This grumpy looking little critter has been found in the Red Sea (near Thuwal) and the Farasan Banks of Saudi Arabia

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New ‘grumpy’ fish species discovered in the Red Sea
Found among coral reefs in the Red Sea, it has large canines and a fierce expression, even though it is only 2 cm long.
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September 19, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Stripehead dwarfgoby- Trimma striata

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February 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Meet the recently discovered Dwarfgoby. It's a coral reef fish, it's less than an inch long, is found in the Tufi fjords of New Guinea, and is extremely rare. It was named Evioti vader in honor of Darth Vader because of its dark color compared to similar fish...
April 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#fish

Hey folks,

A new species of dwarf #goby just dropped. It lives in the #coralreef around #Papua #NewGuinea. Also, check out the cool Star wars name. 🤓

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Eviota vader, a new western Pacific dwarfgoby from Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Gobiidae)
A new species of dwarfgoby, Eviota vader, is described from McLaren Fjord, Tufi, Papua New Guinea. The new species is characterized by a distinctive purplish-black coloration not found on any other sp...
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July 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
They finally towed that tanker that almost covered the Red Sea 🌊 in oil.

That could have been a fish 🐠 disaster for a little guy like this [Grumpy dwarfgoby](www.popsci.com/environment/...) fish, just discovered in the Red 🌊 Sea.
Salvors Complete Emergency Tow for Burning Tanker Sounion
The burning Greek-owned tanker Sounion has been successfully towed to a safe location for the next phase of firefighting and salvage efforts, accordin...
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September 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Novo peixe minúsculo e sombrio descoberto em recifes da Papua-Nova Guiné ganha 'nome à altura': Darth Vader
Com pouco mais de um centímetro e coloração incomum entre tons de preto e roxo, um novo peixe de recife foi identificado nas profundezas dos fiordes vulcânicos de Tufi, na Papua-Nova Guiné. A espécie, considerada a mais escura entre todas as conhecidas do gênero dwarfgoby, foi batizada de Eviota vader, em homenagem ao icônico vilão da saga Star Wars, Darth Vader. O peixe, com olhos amarelos salientes e corpo de apenas 1,15 cm, foi encontrado a 4 metros de profundidade, repousando sobre uma colônia de coral. Sua aparência incomum chamou atenção imediata da equipe de pesquisadores. “Nenhuma das espécies conhecidas de dwarfgoby possui essa coloração purpúreo-escura. Sabíamos que era algo especial assim que o vimos”, disse Mark Erdmann, coautor do estudo e diretor da ONG Re:wild, ao site Mongabay. Após o registro fotográfico, o pequeno peixe foi coletado com auxílio de óleo de cravo, técnica usada para sedar peixes de pequeno porte. O único exemplar encontrado foi enviado para análise do ictiólogo David W. Greenfield, que confirmou se tratar de uma espécie ainda não descrita pela ciência. Saiba mais Até então, existiam 134 espécies conhecidas de dwarfgobies, peixes que habitam recifes do Indo-Pacífico e que raramente ultrapassam 1,8 cm de comprimento. Apesar de sua abundância, são difíceis de observar, pois vivem camuflados próximos ao fundo do mar e fazem parte de um grupo chamado “peixes recifais criptobentônicos”. “Eles são como o arroz do recife, pequenos, mas essenciais na dieta de muitos predadores”, comparou Erdmann. O ambiente onde Eviota vader foi encontrado também é singular. Os fiordes de Tufi, formados por antigas erupções vulcânicas, oferecem abrigo contra ondas e criam um ecossistema recifal distinto. “Até agora, esse peixe só foi visto ali, apesar de extensivos estudos em regiões próximas da Nova Guiné e do Triângulo de Coral”, afirmou Erdmann. O avanço da macrofotografia subaquática tem ajudado cientistas a identificar espécies marinhas antes invisíveis aos olhos humanos. E não é a primeira vez que Darth Vader inspira a taxonomia: no início deste ano, um crustáceo gigante batizado de Bathynomus vaderi também ganhou nome inspirado no vilão de capa preta, por ter a cabeça semelhante ao icônico capacete. Veja abaixo: Bathynomus vaderi foi descoberto depois que os cientistas notaram diferenças entre ele e outras espécies de isópodes gigantes Nguyen Thanh Son Mais Lidas
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July 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Een nieuwe vissoort ontdekt in de Rode Zee: de 'grumpy dwarfgoby'. www.earth.com/news/scienti...
Scientists discover 'grumpy dwarfgoby,' a tiny fish with a big attitude - Earth.com
Scientists discovered the grumpy dwarfgoby in the Red Sea, a tiny fish with a fierce look. Its red color helps it blend into coral reefs.
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September 18, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Eviota maculosa, a new dwarfgoby from the Western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Gobiidae) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1445810#.W7b2jLhgZ6c.twitter
February 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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By: Gil Caparas on Sunday, July 27, 2025
‘Darth Vader’ fish: New species found in Papua New Guinea
Researchers have identified a new, uniquely purplish-black dwarfgoby species in Papua New Guinea, naming the tiny fish Eviota vader in a nod to the iconic "Star Wars" villain.
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July 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#NewSpeciesAlert - #𝑆𝑢𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑡𝑎 𝑎𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑛, new species of #dwarfgoby is described from the Saudi Arabian #RedSea. The authors suggest a common name 'The #Grumpy dwarfgoby' for this lovely miniature discovery, which maxes out at 17mm. #TeamGoby
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November 16, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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