Eviota bella, a new dwarfgoby from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

A new species of dwarfgoby, Eviota bella, is described from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. The new species is a member of the E. nigriventris complex which includes E. brahmi, E. dorsogilva, E. dorsopurpurea, and E. nigriventris. Eviota bella is distinguished by its iridescent live colors and a distinctive pattern of spots and colors on the eye in life. In addition to color, it is diagnosed by the combination of a sensory-canal pore system pattern IV (lacking PITO and IT pores and the AITO pore enlarged), a dorsal/anal fin-ray formula of 9/9, all pectoral-fin rays unbranched, and an elongated fifth pelvic-fin ray.