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Trimma bathum Winterbottom, 2017 Deep-reef pygmygoby |
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photo by
Pyle, R.L. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.64 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.58 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 50 - 70 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Fiji. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no scales on cheeks, opercle and predorsal midline, 18-19 unbranched pectoral fin rays; an unbranched 5th pelvic fin ray that is 40-56% the length of the 4th ray; total gill rakers 17-18; U-shaped interorbital and a narrow slit-like postorbital trench, a low, median fleshy ridge extending half-way towards the orbit from the origin of the first dorsal fin; colour of freshly collected, pink head and body with most body scales having an orange-brown spot or short bar at their centres (Ref. 115117). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 September 2021 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||