Seven-figure pygmy goby

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Seven-figure pygmy goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Gobiidae Genus: Eviota Species: E. sigillata
Binomial name
Eviota sigillata Jewett & Lachner, 1983

Seven-figure pygmy goby (Eviota sigillata), a tiny coral reef-dwelling fish, has the shortest lifespan for a vertebrate. This species only live for 59 days.

[edit] References

• Eviota sigillata (TSN 637329). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 24 January 2006.
• "Eviota sigillata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
• Depczynski M, Bellwood DR (2005) Shortest recorded vertebrate lifespan found in a coral reef fish. Current Biology Vol 15 (8): R288-R289.

[edit] External links

• Fish is shortest-lived vertebrate

[edit] See also

• Pandaka pygmaea