Trimmatom offucius Winterbottom & Emery, 1981
photo by Lougher, T.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  1.38 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 50 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits mainly oceanic drop-offs; in and around caves in vertical walls. Probably a schooling fish; feeding on plankton but radiolarians in the gut may indicate some feeding off the substrate (Ref. 38635).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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