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Trimma hotsarihiense Winterbottom, 2009 Helen Reef pygmygoby |
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photo by
Erdmann, M.V. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.55 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 22 - 34 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Palau. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Collected from a vertical wall covered with sponges, small hard corals, ascidians, huge sandy-floored cave (ca 20 m wide and 5 m high, floor at 27 m) with sea-fans and hydroids at entrance, with sand/rock/patch reef below cave, at 22-34 m depth (Ref. 80731). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||