Abstract
A new species of goby, Eviota nigrispina, is described from the Ryukyu Islands Japan. The species belongs to cephalic sensory-pore pattern group 2 of Lachner and Karnella (1980), has an 8/7 dorsal/anal formula, unbranched pectoral-fin rays. It has a distinct black stripe running along the backbone in live or freshly caught fish, and strong black pigment along scale pockets on the ventral half of the sides when preserved.
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