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Etymology: Trimma: Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 18°S
Western Pacific: Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands to Rotuma, south to Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean and the Great Barrier Reef. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Has same general appearance as T. caesiura and T. naudei. Characterized by having greyish matrix with dense orange spotting on head and body; presence of faint spotting on fins; elongate second dorsal spine; fifth pelvic ray branched, 60-70% length of fourth ray; longitudinal scale series 26-27; predorsal scales absent; cheek and opercle without scales; depth of body 4.0-4.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits clear coastal reefs, near sponges (Ref. 48637). Usually hovers upside-down in small caves in coral reefs. Forms small loose groups (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Benthic spawner. Also considered a bi-directional sex changer (Ref. 32022, 103751).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.5 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 294 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 264 [125, 651] mg/100g; Iron = 1.29 [0.62, 2.52] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.2, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.173 [0.069, 0.376] g/100g; Selenium = 25.6 [10.8, 57.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 143 [37, 527] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.18 [1.94, 4.93] mg/100g (wet weight);