Eviota sigillata

Eviota sigillata, commonly called seven-figure pygmy goby or adorned dwarfgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae. They are widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, from the Seychelles to the Micronesia.

It inhabits reef habitats at depths from 3 to 20 m (9.8–65.6 ft). This species has the shortest lifespan for a vertebrate, living for at most 59 days. About three weeks are as pelagic larvae, two weeks settling on the reef and three weeks as adults.

This pygmy goby can reach a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in).

• Pandaka pygmaea

• "Eviota sigillata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 January 2006.
• Depczynski M, Bellwood DR (2005) Shortest recorded vertebrate lifespan found in a coral reef fish. Current Biology Vol 15 (8): R288-R289.

• Fish is shortest-lived vertebrate
• http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219453
• Photos of Eviota sigillata on Sealife Collection