Delicate pygmygoby

📖 Overview

Delicate pygmygoby (Trimma habrum) is a ray-finned fish of the family Gobiidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in benthic environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 1.8 cm. It occurs at depths between 60 and 70 metres. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a bony interorbital width equal to the pupil diameter, predorsal midline with 8-9 scales; unbranched pectoral fin rays 14; an unbranched fifth pelvic fin ray; no basal membrane joining the fifth pelvic fin rays across the midline; usually a single full row of cheek scales; scales on the upper two-thirds of the opercle; when fresh, colouration is diagnostic - a pale translucent dorsum with light yellow blotches and the base of each element of the dorsal fin surrounded by a red spot, a thin red bar along the posterior margins of the hypurals, no dark pigment at all on the hypural region of the peduncle, and a darkly pigmented covering to the dorsal margins of the swim bladder, neural sheath, and the brain .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Delicate pygmygoby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Delicate pygmygoby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Delicate pygmygoby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 70 m . Tropical Pacific Ocean: Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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