65 Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 33, 65–69 (2019) Redescription of Eviota thamani, an endemic dwarfgoby from Fiji (Teleostei: Gobiidae) DAVID W. GREENFIELD Research Associate, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118-4503, USA Professor Emeritus, University of Hawai‘i Mailing address: 944 Egan Ave., Pacifc Grove, CA 93950, USA E-mail: greenfe@hawaii.edu MARK V. ERDMANN Conservation International Indonesia Marine Program, Jl. Dr. Muwardi No. 17, Renon, Denpasar 80235, Indonesia California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA E-mail: mverdmann@gmail.com Abstract The collection of two additional specimens of Eviota thamani from the islands of the Southern Lau Group, Fiji, allowed us to obtain meristic and morphometric information missing in the original description, and describe fresh coloration for this species. The earlier type material was old and in poor condition and fresh coloration not known. The species lacks all cephalic sensory-canal pores, has a dorsal/anal-fn formula of 8/8, both the male and female urogenital papillae are fmbriate, it has branched pectoral-fn rays, and the ffth pelvic-fn ray is absent or a rudiment. Its fresh coloration is golden yellow with red-orange markings. Key words: taxonomy, systematics, ichthyology, coral-reef fshes, gobies, Indo-Pacifc Ocean, miniaturization, redescription Citation: Greenfeld, D.W. & Erdmann, M.V. (2019) Redescription of Eviota thamani, an endemic dwarfgoby from Fiji (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 33, 65–69. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475516 Date of publication of this version of record: 7 October 2019