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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Trimma

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91 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Trimma agrena Winterbottom & Chen, 2004

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma agrena
[Fishnet pygmygoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Trimma anaima Winterbottom, 2000

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma anaima
[Pallid pygmygoby]

Photo by Lougher, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Trimma annosum Winterbottom, 2003

Photo by Lougher, T.
 
Trimma annosum
[Grey-bearded pygmygoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma anthrenum Winterbottom, 2006

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma anthrenum
[Wasp pygmygoby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL

 
Trimma aturirii
[Aturiri’s pygmy goby]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Trimma avidori (Goren, 1978)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Trimma avidori
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Trimma barralli Winterbottom, 1995

Photo by Field, R.
 
Trimma barralli
[]

Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Trimma bathum Winterbottom, 2017

Photo by Pyle, R.L.
 
Trimma bathum
[Deep-reef pygmygoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Trimma benjamini Winterbottom, 1996

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma benjamini
[Ring-eye pygmy-goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean

Trimma bisella Winterbottom, 2000

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma bisella
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL

 
Trimma burridgeae
[Mary's pygmygoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Trimma caesiura Jordan & Seale, 1906

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma caesiura
[Caesiura goby]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Trimma cana Winterbottom, 2004

Photo by Hazes, B.
 
Trimma cana
[Candycane pygmy goby]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL

 
Trimma capostriatum
[Spotted redlined pygmygoby]

Photo by Senou, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Trimma caudipunctatum Suzuki & Senou, 2009

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Trimma caudipunctatum
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Trimma cheni Winterbottom, 2011

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma cheni
[Face-stripe pygmy goby]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Trimma corallinum (Smith, 1959)

Photo by SFSA
 
Trimma corallinum
[Polkadot goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL

 
Trimma corerefum
[Colin's pygmygoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma dalerocheila Winterbottom, 1984

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma dalerocheila
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Trimma emeryi Winterbottom, 1985

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma emeryi
[Emery's goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Trimma erdmanni Winterbottom, 2011

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma erdmanni
[Erdmann’s pygmy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm
Trimma fangi Winterbottom & Chen, 2004

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma fangi
[Fang's pygmy goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm SL

 
Trimma fasciatum
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Trimma filamentosus Winterbottom, 1995

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Trimma filamentosus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Trimma finistrinum Winterbottom, 2017

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma finistrinum
[Porthole pygmygoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Trimma fishelsoni Goren, 1985

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma fishelsoni
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Trimma flammeum (Smith, 1959)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma flammeum
[Large-eye pygmygoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific. Japan t
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Trimma flavatrum Hagiwara & Winterbottom, 2007

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma flavatrum
[Wasp pygmy goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Trimma flavicaudatum (Goren, 1982)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma flavicaudatum
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

 
Trimma fraena
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma fucatum Winterbottom & Southcott, 2007

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma fucatum
[Harlot pygmy goby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
Trimma gigantum Winterbottom & Zur, 2007

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Trimma gigantum
[Giant pygmy goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL

 
Trimma grammistes
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Trimma griffithsi Winterbottom, 1984

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma griffithsi
[Griffiths' pygmy-goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 1.8 cm SL
Trimma habrum Winterbottom, 2011

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma habrum
[Delicate pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Trimma haima Winterbottom, 1984

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma haima
[]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Trimma haimassum Winterbottom, 2011

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Trimma haimassum
[Blood-spot pygmy goby]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Trimma halonevum Winterbottom, 2000

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Trimma halonevum
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Trimma hayashii Hagiwara & Winterbottom, 2007

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma hayashii
[Four-eye pygmy goby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma helenae Winterbottom, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2014

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Trimma helenae
[Helen’s pygmy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Trimma hoesei Winterbottom, 1984

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma hoesei
[Forktail dwarfgoby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL

 
Trimma hollemani
[Holleman’s pygmygoby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL

 
Trimma hotsarihiensis
[Helen reef pygmy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.8 cm SL
Trimma imaii Suzuki & Senou, 2009

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma imaii
[Imai's dwarfgoby]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL

 
Trimma insularum
[Cocos pygmygoby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma irinae Winterbottom, 2014

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Trimma irinae
[Irina’s pygmy goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL

 
Trimma kardium
[Heart pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Trimma kitrinum Winterbottom & Hoese, 2015

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma kitrinum
[Citron pygmygoby]

Photo by Senou, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Trimma kudoi Suzuki & Senou, 2008

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Trimma kudoi
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Trimma lantana Winterbottom & Villa, 2003

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma lantana
[Lantana dwarfgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Trimma macrophthalmum (Tomiyama, 1936)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma macrophthalmum
[Flame goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Trimma maiandros Hoese, Winterbottom & Reader, 2011

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma maiandros
[Meander dwarfgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm SL
Trimma marinae Winterbottom, 2005

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma marinae
[Princess pygmy goby]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL

 
Trimma matsunoi
[]

Photo by Herler, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Trimma mendelssohni (Goren, 1978)

Photo by Herler, J.
 
Trimma mendelssohni
[]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Trimma meranyx Winterbotton, Erdmann & Dita Cahyani, 2014

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Trimma meranyx
[Day-night pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Trimma meristum Winterbottom & Hoese, 2015

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma meristum
[Split-ray pygmygoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Trimma milta Winterbottom, 2002

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma milta
[Redearth dwarfgoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Trimma nasa Winterbottom, 2005

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma nasa
[Nasal dwarfgoby]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Trimma naudei Smith, 1957

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Trimma naudei
[Naude's rubble goby]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Trimma necopina
[Orange-speckled pygmy-goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Trimma nomurai Suzuki & Senou, 2007

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma nomurai
[Nomura's dwarfgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Trimma okinawae (Aoyagi, 1949)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma okinawae
[Okinawa rubble goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean

Trimma omanensis Winterbottom, 2000

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma omanensis
[]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Trimma pajama Winterbotton, Erdmann & Dita Cahyani, 2014

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Trimma pajama
[Pajama pygmy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Trimma papayum Winterbottom, 2011

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma papayum
[Pawpaw pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma pentherum Winterbottom & Hoese, 2015

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma pentherum
[Mourning pygmygoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma preclarum Winterbottom, 2006

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma preclarum
[Exquisite pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Trimma randalli Winterbottom & Zur, 2007

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma randalli
[Randall’s pygmy goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL

 
Trimma readerae
[Red-spotted pygmygoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Trimma rubromaculatum Allen & Munday, 1995

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma rubromaculatum
[Red-spotted dwarfgoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Trimma sanguinellus Winterbottom & Southcott, 2007

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma sanguinellus
[Sanguinello pygmy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Trimma sheppardi Winterbottom, 1984

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma sheppardi
[Sheppard's dwarfgoby]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Trimma sostra Winterbottom, 2004

Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Trimma sostra
[Sostra pygmy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Trimma squamicana Winterbottom, 2004

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma squamicana
[Candy scale pygmy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Trimma stobbsi Winterbottom, 2001

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma stobbsi
[Stobb's dwarfgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Trimma striatum (Herre, 1945)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma striatum
[Stripehead goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Trimma tauroculum Winterbottom & Zur, 2007

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma tauroculum
[Bullseye pygmy goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Trimma taylori Lobel, 1979

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma taylori
[Yellow cave goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Trimma tevegae Cohen & Davis, 1969

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma tevegae
[Blue-striped cave goby]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Trimma trioculatum Winterbottom, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015

Photo by Steene, R.
 
Trimma trioculatum
[Three-eyed pygmy goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.6 cm NG
Trimma unisquamis (Gosline, 1959)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma unisquamis
[Blackmargin pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Trimma volcana Winterbottom, 2003

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma volcana
[Volcano pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean

Trimma winchi Winterbottom, 1984

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma winchi
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Trimma winterbottomi Randall & Downing, 1994

Photo by Field, R.
 
Trimma winterbottomi
[Winterbottom's goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
Trimma woutsi Winterbottom, 2002

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Trimma woutsi
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Trimma xanthochrum Winterbottom, 2011

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma xanthochrum
[Step-spot pygmy goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific

Trimma xanthum Winterbottom & Hoese, 2015

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Trimma xanthum
[]

Photo by Senou, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Trimma yanagitai Suzuki & Senou, 2007

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Trimma yanagitai
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Trimma yanoi Suzuki & Senou, 2008

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Trimma yanoi
[Yano's dwarfgoby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Trimma zurae Winterbotton, Erdmann & Dita Cahyani, 2014

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Trimma zurae
[Marg’s pygmy goby]
91 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Trimma
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2004 Trimma agrena Fishnet pygmygoby Western Pacific 2.1 SL
2000 Trimma anaima Pallid pygmygoby Western Indian Ocean 3 SL
2003 Trimma annosum Grey-bearded pygmygoby Indo-West Pacific 2.8 SL
2006 Trimma anthrenum Wasp pygmygoby Western Pacific 2.0 SL
2015 Trimma aturirii Aturiri’s pygmy goby Western Pacific 1.9 SL
1978 Trimma avidori Western Indian Ocean 2.5 TL
1995 Trimma barralli Western Indian Ocean 2.8 SL
2017 Trimma bathum Deep-reef pygmygoby Western Central Pacific 1.6 SL
1996 Trimma benjamini Ring-eye pygmy-goby Western Pacific 3 SL
2000 Trimma bisella Western Indian Ocean
2016 Trimma burridgeae Mary's pygmygoby Western Pacific 2.9 SL
1906 Trimma caesiura Caesiura goby Western Pacific 3.5 SL
2004 Trimma cana Candycane pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.5 SL
1981 Trimma capostriatum Spotted redlined pygmygoby Southwest Pacific 2.9 SL
2009 Trimma caudipunctatum Western Pacific 2.1 SL
2011 Trimma cheni Face-stripe pygmy goby Western Pacific Ocean 2.2 SL
1959 Trimma corallinum Polkadot goby Western Indian Ocean 2.5 TL
2016 Trimma corerefum Colin's pygmygoby Western Pacific 1.9 SL
1984 Trimma dalerocheila Western Indian Ocean 2.0 SL
1985 Trimma emeryi Emery's goby Indo-Pacific 2.5 TL
2011 Trimma erdmanni Erdmann’s pygmy goby Western Pacific Ocean 2.6 SL
2004 Trimma fangi Fang's pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.1
2012 Trimma fasciatum Western Pacific 2 SL
1995 Trimma filamentosus Western Indian Ocean 2.8 SL
2017 Trimma finistrinum Porthole pygmygoby Western Central Pacific 2.5 SL
1985 Trimma fishelsoni Western Indian Ocean 2.7 SL
1959 Trimma flammeum Large-eye pygmygoby Western Indian Ocean 2.2 SL
2007 Trimma flavatrum Wasp pygmy goby Western Pacific. Japan t 2.3 SL
1982 Trimma flavicaudatum Western Indian Ocean 2.4 SL
1984 Trimma fraena Western Indian Ocean
2007 Trimma fucatum Harlot pygmy goby Indo-West Pacific 2.0 SL
2007 Trimma gigantum Giant pygmy goby Western Pacific 3.0 SL
1936 Trimma grammistes Western Pacific 3 SL
1984 Trimma griffithsi Griffiths' pygmy-goby Indo-West Pacific. 3 SL
2011 Trimma habrum Delicate pygmy goby Western Pacific Ocean 1.8 SL
1984 Trimma haima Western Indian Ocean 1.7 SL
2011 Trimma haimassum Blood-spot pygmy goby Western Pacific 3.1 SL
2000 Trimma halonevum Indo-West Pacific 3 SL
2007 Trimma hayashii Four-eye pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.3 SL
2014 Trimma helenae Helen’s pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.0 SL
1984 Trimma hoesei Forktail dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2.4 SL
2016 Trimma hollemani Holleman’s pygmygoby Western Pacific 2.8 SL
2009 Trimma hotsarihiensis Helen reef pygmy goby Western Pacific 1.6 SL
2009 Trimma imaii Imai's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.8 SL
2015 Trimma insularum Cocos pygmygoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.8 SL
2014 Trimma irinae Irina’s pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.0 SL
2015 Trimma kardium Heart pygmy goby Western Pacific 1.7 SL
2015 Trimma kitrinum Citron pygmygoby Western Pacific 2.7 SL
2008 Trimma kudoi Northwest Pacific 2.5 SL
2003 Trimma lantana Lantana dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.9 SL
1936 Trimma macrophthalmum Flame goby Indo-West Pacific 2.5 TL
2011 Trimma maiandros Meander dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2.7 SL
2005 Trimma marinae Princess pygmy goby Western Pacific 2 SL
2012 Trimma matsunoi Northwest Pacific 2.6 SL
1978 Trimma mendelssohni Western Indian Ocean 4 TL
2014 Trimma meranyx Day-night pygmy goby Western Pacific 1.9 SL
2015 Trimma meristum Split-ray pygmygoby Western Pacific 1.9 SL
2002 Trimma milta Redearth dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 3 TL
2005 Trimma nasa Nasal dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.3 SL
1957 Trimma naudei Naude's rubble goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL
1959 Trimma necopina Orange-speckled pygmy-goby Southwest Pacific 4 TL
2007 Trimma nomurai Nomura's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.9 SL
1949 Trimma okinawae Okinawa rubble goby Western Pacific 3.5 SL
2000 Trimma omanensis Western Indian Ocean
2014 Trimma pajama Pajama pygmy goby Western Pacific 1.6 SL
2011 Trimma papayum Pawpaw pygmy goby Western Pacific Ocean 2.2 SL
2015 Trimma pentherum Mourning pygmygoby Western Pacific 2.0 SL
2006 Trimma preclarum Exquisite pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.0 SL
2007 Trimma randalli Randall’s pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.0 SL
2015 Trimma readerae Red-spotted pygmygoby Western Pacific 2.6 SL
1995 Trimma rubromaculatum Red-spotted dwarfgoby Western Pacific. 3.5 SL
2007 Trimma sanguinellus Sanguinello pygmy goby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.1 SL
1984 Trimma sheppardi Sheppard's dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific 1.9 SL
2004 Trimma sostra Sostra pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.4 SL
2004 Trimma squamicana Candy scale pygmy goby Eastern Central Pacific 2.1 SL
2001 Trimma stobbsi Stobb's dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific 2.5 TL
1945 Trimma striatum Stripehead goby Indo-West Pacific 3 TL
2007 Trimma tauroculum Bullseye pygmy goby Western Pacific 1.9 SL
1979 Trimma taylori Yellow cave goby Indo-Pacific 3.5 SL
1969 Trimma tevegae Blue-striped cave goby Western Pacific 4.5 TL
2015 Trimma trioculatum Three-eyed pygmy goby Western Pacific 1.9 SL
1959 Trimma unisquamis Blackmargin pygmy goby Pacific Ocean 2.6 NG
2003 Trimma volcana Volcano pygmy goby Western Indian Ocean 1.9 SL
1984 Trimma winchi Western Indian Ocean
1994 Trimma winterbottomi Winterbottom's goby Indian Ocean 3 TL
2002 Trimma woutsi Eastern Central Pacific 2.3 TL
2011 Trimma xanthochrum Step-spot pygmy goby Western Pacific Ocean 2.5 SL
2015 Trimma xanthum Western Pacific
2007 Trimma yanagitai Northwest Pacific 3.7 SL
2008 Trimma yanoi Yano's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.2 SL
2014 Trimma zurae Marg’s pygmy goby Western Pacific 2.3 SL



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