Trench-head pygmygoby
📖 Overview
Trench-head pygmygoby (Trimma winterbottomi), first described by Randall & Downing, 1994 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 3.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 5 to 21 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.The species is kept in the aquarium hobby. Care requirements and behaviour align broadly with other Gobiidae kept in the hobby.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Diagnosis: This species has a frontal ridge behind the orbits that slopes steeply into a wide interorbital trench anteromedially, and into postorbital trenches laterally ; posterior nasal opening adnate to eye; no elongate dorsal spines; second dorsal with 10 or more elements; fifth pectoral ray with two sequential branches (occasionally one dichotomous branch); 18 or more pectoral rays; no scales on head; body color orange-red with four white bars on dorsum, and light orange blotches on white colored head and nape; dark triangular group of melanophores above opercle . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Trench-head pygmygoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 21 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia to western Thailand.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Trench-head pygmygoby.
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