Trimma milta Winterbottom, 2002
Red-earth pygmygoby
Trimma milta
photo by Winterbottom, R.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 70 m
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean: Philippines to French Polynesia north to Taiwan, south to Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-9. Characterized by orange red to yellowish body color, sometimes red on anterior head; elongate and filamentous second dorsal spine; all pectoral rays unbranched; fifth pelvic ray branched, 50-60% length of fourth ray; longitudinal scale series 23-24; predorsal scales 5-7; cheek without scales; upper opercle with 2-3 cycloid scales; depth of body about 3.9-4.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Biology:  Benthic in crevices of coral rock walls, reefs, and on sand/rubble bottoms (Ref. 58302).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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