Fang's pygmy goby (Trimma fangi)

Scientific name: Trimma fangi Winterbottom & Chen, 2004

Fang's pygmy goby (Trimma fangi)

The Fang's pygmy goby (Trimma fangi) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Anambas Islands, South China Sea.

Biology

Diagnosis: Distinguished by the combination of following features: predorsal scales absent; anterior extension of body scales up to the shoulder spot; body light brown with large orange spots or stripes on the head; a dark greyish-orange shoulder spot above the pectoral fin base; and a grey iris with several orange spots. These orange spots on head are grading to red on the branchiostegal membrane.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trimma fangi
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.1
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Anambas Islands, South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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