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Trimma sanguinellum Winterbottom & Southcott, 2007 Sanguinello pygmygoby |
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photo by
Winterbottom, R. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 26 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: western Thailand and Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-9. This species is distinguished by a naked predorsal midline with a fleshy ridge; a slightly elongate second dorsal spine; interorbital trenches; no opercular scales; fifth pelvic fin ray unbranched; color in life is uniformly orange-red (Ref. 59340); characterized further by having all pectoral rays unbranched, 50-65% length of fourth ray; longitudinal scale series 22-26; depth of body 3.6-4.0 in SL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits caves and ledges of coastal reefs in 8-26 m (Ref. 90102). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 September 2021 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||