Marine's trimma (Trimma marinae)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Trimma marinae
- Common name
- Marine's trimma
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Trimma
- Size
- 1–2 cm
- Depth
- 5–30 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- coral-reef
- Behaviours
- solitary, cryptic
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific
Description
Trimma marinae reaches 2 cm. Tiny Indo-Pacific pygmy goby with bright red-orange body with small yellow spots. Lives from 5 to 30 m on coralligenous and in shallow caves of central Indo-Pacific. Recent description (name possibly dedicated to a person named Marine). Very cryptic, photographic reward. Trimma genus has many undescribed species. Super-macro photo subject for purists.
Photo of Marine's trimma
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Marine's trimma?
- Marine's trimma (Trimma marinae) reaches 1–2 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Marine's trimma?
- Marine's trimma is found between 5–30 m deep.
- Is the Marine's trimma dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Marine's trimma?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Marine's trimma?
- Found in: Asian Pacific.
Other species in the genus Trimma
- Trimma cana - Silver dwarfgoby
- Trimma okinawae - Okinawa Trimma Goby
- Trimma macrophthalmus - Large-eyed Trimma
Other species in the family Gobiidae
- Elacatinus randalli - Yellowprow goby
- Elacatinus genie - Cleaning goby
- Coryphopterus glaucofraenum - Bridled goby
- Gnatholepis thompsoni - Goldspot goby
- Elacatinus evelynae - Sharknose goby
- Priolepis hipoliti - Rusty goby
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 278504)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2378548)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia