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Trimma imaii Suzuki & Senou, 2009 Imai's pygmygoby |
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photo by
Allen, G.R. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.76 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 70 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Japan and Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 26-26. This specie sis distinguished by the following characters: 7 predorsal scales; 9 second dorsal-fin rays; 16 pectoral fin rays, all unbranched; first dorsal fin with second spine elongate and filamentous; fifth pelvic-fin ray unbranched; height of basal membrane between innermost pelvic-fin rays about 20% of length of fifth ray; interorbital or postorbital trough absent; no scales on opercle; head and body dull yellow; fresh and color in life of snout, interorbit, and upper and lower parts of eye dark violet (Ref. 81089). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in outer reef slopes in 50-70 m (Ref. 90102). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 September 2021 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||