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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Winch's pygmygoby

Trimma winchi Winterbottom, 1984
Max Length
1.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Winch's pygmygoby (Trimma winchi), first described by Winterbottom, 1984 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 1.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.The species is kept in the aquarium hobby. Care requirements and behaviour align broadly with other Gobiidae kept in the hobby.

Scientific Name
Trimma winchi
Authority
Winterbottom, 1984
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
1.9 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Winch's pygmygoby is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Winch's pygmygoby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal. Tropical Northwest Pacific: Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01023 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
1.9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2021

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Winterbottom, 1984

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