Trimma gigantum, Giant pygmygoby

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Trimma gigantum Winterbottom & Zur, 2007

Giant pygmygoby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Trimma: Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335);  gigantum: Named for the Greek word 'gigas, gigantas' meaning giant, referring to its extremely large size (informally referred to as Trimma RW sp 90, undescribed species, in litt.)..
More on authors: Winterbottom & Zur.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 57 - 73 m (Ref. 59339). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Palau to Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59339); 2.8 cm SL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. This species is a member of the T. tevegae species complex (sensu Winterbottom 2005) with a broad interorbital space and a greatly expanded first haemal arch. It is further characterized by 15-18 predorsal scales; the second and third dorsal spines elongate; a fleshy, longitudinal ridge in the interorbital midline; absence of postorbital trenches; scales covering the cheek and opercle; the fifth pelvic fin ray usually branched dichotomously once; a pattern of six dark saddles across the dorsum on a pale yellow background; and, large adult size (to about 30 mm SL) (Ref. 59339).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits outer reef slopes in caves and crevices in 57-73 m (Ref. 90102).

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Winterbottom, R. and M. Zur, 2007. Three new species of genus Trimma from Palau (Percomorpha: Gobioidei). aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):13-24. (Ref. 59339)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 07 September 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 27.2 - 28.2, mean 27.8 °C (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).