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Etymology: Trimma: Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335); squamicana: Named after the word 'squamus', meaning scale and the specific name of 'candy cane pygmy goby', in allusion to the red and white body and scaled nape. Treated as a noun in apposition.
More on author: Winterbottom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 48 m (Ref. 52975). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Kiribati Republic, Phoenix Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: The species has eight red to reddish brown saddles over the dorsal midline and five similar saddles on the ventral midline on a white background. The second dorsal spine is variably elongate. The fifth pelvic fin ray is unbranched. The interorbital trench is moderate to deep, the postorbital trench is generally poorly-developed or absent. The nape is scaled.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Winterbottom, R., 2004. Three new species of Trimma (Pisces: Gobiidae) from the central, western and south Pacific. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 9(1):7-16. (Ref. 52975)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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