FB-68544 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68544 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Aphyosemion Aphyosemion bitteri Valdesalici & Eberl, 2016 Mistaken pygmygoby Trimma preclarum (non Winterbottom, 2006) 2018-01-03 2024-01-22 Winterbottom, R.0 Two new species of the gobiid fish Trimma from the coral reefs of the western Pacific Ocean (Pisces; Perciformes; Gobioidei). Zootaxa 1331:55-68. (Ref. 57544) Winterbottom, R. and D.F. Hoese0 A revision of the Australian species of Trimma (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae), with descriptions of six new species and redescriptions of twenty-three valid species. Zootaxa 3934(1):001-102. (Ref. 100726) Winterbottom, R.0 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838) Winterbottom, R.0 An illustrated key to the described valid species of Trimma (Teleostei: Gobiidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 34:1-61. (Ref. 121207) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org/>. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983) FB-GeneralDescr-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-10 00:00:00 2019-01-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68553 Found in areas with heavy cover of hard corals (Acropora, Pocillopora, Millepora, plate corals, lettuce corals star and cactus corals), variety of sponges, sea whips, ascidians, alcyonarians, tunicates, hydoids (in caves), soft corals, gorgonians, brown encrusting algae; and also on steep reef slopes and almost vertical walls with several large caves with sand/rubble floors, undercuts and small platforms (Ref. 116838). Winterbottom, R. 2018 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-10 00:00:00 2018-01-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68553 This species is distinguished by the following characters: no scales on the cheeks and opercle; 8-9 scales in predorsal midline; short second dorsal spine reaching to a mean of the base of the first ray of the second dorsal fin when abducted; pectoral-fin rays 17-19 with 5-10 branched rays in the middle of the fin; an unbranched 5th pelvic-fin ray, 51-64% the length of 4th ray; total gill rakers 17-19; papillae in row c 6, below the eye; U-shaped bony interorbital with a narrow slit-like postorbital trench which ends at the posteriormost papilla in row p; colour when freshly collected, a reddish head with 3-4 yellow bars on the cheek, red iris with four yellow spots, yellow body which is lighter posteriorly, scales pockets outlined with melanophores and scale rows above and below midlateral row much lighter posterior to second dorsal fin origin (giving appearance of three yellow stripes on body); colour when preserved with fairly evenly distributed melanophores over the dorsal surface of the snout (Ref. 116838). Winterbottom, R. 2018 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838) FB-Morphology-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-10 00:00:00 2018-01-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68553 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Winterbottom, R. 2018 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838) FB-Distribution-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-10 00:00:00 2023-01-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68553 Western Pacific: southwest Palau and probably true for Fiji (paratypes of T. preclarum), Niue, Solomon Is., Indonesia (Mapia Atoll), Australia (GBR) and Kiribati (Abaiang Atoll). Winterbottom, R. 2018 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838) FB-Uses-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-10 00:00:00 2019-01-11 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68553 fisheries: of no interest FB-TrophicStrategy-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-11 00:00:00 2018-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ hamartium Found in areas with heavy cover of hard corals (Acropora, Pocillopora, Millepora, plate corals, lettuce corals star and cactus corals), sponges, sea whips, ascidians, alcyonarians, tunicates, hydoids (also in caves), soft corals, gorgonians, brown encrusting algae; and on steep reef slopes and almost vertical walls with several large caves with sand/rubble floors, undercuts and small platforms (Ref. 116838). Winterbottom, R. 2018 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838) FB-Size-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-10 00:00:00 2019-01-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68553 2.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 116838)) Winterbottom, R. 2018 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-01-10 00:00:00 2019-01-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68553 reef-associated; marine; depth range 7 - 50 m (Ref. 116838) Winterbottom, R. 2018 A new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the South-West Islands of Palau, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4370(2):123-136. (Ref. 116838)