Stobbs' Pygmygoby, Trimma stobbsi Winterbottom 2001
Other Names: Stobbs' Pygmy Goby
Stobbs' Pygmygoby, Trimma stobbsi, in the Maldives. Source: Andrey Ryanskiy / FishBase. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A pygmygoby with a mauve to greyish body, a yellowish head, and a small dark spot on the upper corner of the gill cover.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Trimma stobbsi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/489
Stobbs' Pygmygoby, Trimma stobbsi Winterbottom 2001
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical east-Indo-west-Pacific. Inhabits caves and ledges on steep outer reef slopes. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Stobbs' Pygmygoby, Trimma stobbsi Winterbottom 2001
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Winterbottom, R. 2001. Two new gobiid fish species in Trimma and Trimmatom (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 5(1): 19-24.
