Past studies on coral goby habitat associations suggested that, in
comparison to several closely related genera of obligate coral
dwelling species (Gobiodon, Pleurosicya), some species of Eviota
have less stringent associations with live coral and do not possess
species-specific coral associations (Herler and Hilgers, 2005). Prior
studies featured only a few Eviota species, and little is known about
the ecology of the vast majority of the genus.