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Etymology: Trimma: Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335); finistrinum: Name from the Greek 'finistrini' (φινιστρίνι), ) meaning a porthole, referring to the lines of yellow
spots along the sides of the body, reminiscent of the lighted portholes of an ocean liner at night; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 11 - 20 m (Ref. 115117). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Central Pacific: Fiji.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115117); 2.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: bony interorbital 100% pupil diameter; fully scaled midline of nape of 12-14 scales; the second dorsal spine may reach posteriorly to middle of second dorsal fin; papillae in longitudinal row immediately below eye either single or with two papillae in vertical row (but not in vertical rows of 3-5 papillae at each position); pectoral-fin rays unbranched; usually a branched fifth pelvic-fin ray that is about half length of the fourth ray; a large diffuse dark blotch on the posterior caudal peduncle; colour pattern of a brownish body with most body scales having golden- to greenish-yellow (pale in preservative) centres is unique among species of Trimma (Ref. 115117).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Winterbottom, R., 2017. Two new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from Fiji, south-western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4269(4):559-570. (Ref. 115117)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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