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Trimma panemorfum Winterbottom & Pyle, 2022 Sublime pygmygoby |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.19 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range - 91 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Palau and probably Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This species is distinguished with the following characters: predorsal midline with scales; fifth pelvic-fin ray with two dichotomous branch points (total of four branch tips); middle 12-13 pectoral-fin rays branched; bony interorbital 34-42% pupil width, not extending laterally beyond fifth papilla of row p; posterior interorbital trench a slight groove or absent; no opercular (and cheek) scales. Colouration: when alive the colour pattern is distinct, a yellow orange body with two light blue stripes along the dorsolateral and ventrolateral sides, both with a ventral extension bar of the same colour at their anterior origins (Ref. 125891). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 May 2023 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||