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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Trimma: Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335); nubarum: Name from the combination of the first three letters of the Nubian and the first two letters of the Arabian continental plates (= “nubar”), whose divergence forms the great rift of which the Red Sea is a part..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 16 - 29 m (Ref. 129378). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: endemic Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129378)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with scales in the predorsal midline; fifth pelvic-fin ray with one dichotomous branch point (total of two branch tips); the middle 1-9 pectoral-fin rays are branched; a bony interorbital of >80% pupil width; caudal fin not forked, with longest ray in the dorsal half of the caudal fin longer than the equivalent ray in the ventral half; upper-cheek papillae in two horizontal lines (a and c); D 9; A 8-9; pectoral fin rays 13; cycloid scales covering the entire predorsal region anterior to a convex line from the upper base of the pectoral fin to just lateral to the base of the sixth first dorsal-fin spine (Ref. 129378).
This species was observed hovering in aggregations up to 15 individuals near the roof of caves and moving to shelter in the cave roof when approached by divers (Ref. 129378).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Winterbottom, R., S.V. Bogorodsky and T.J. Alpermann, 2023. A new species of Trimma of the T. taylori species group (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea, Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 5353(3):250-264. (Ref. 129378)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
