Harlot pygmy goby (Trimma fucatum)

Scientific name: Trimma fucatum Winterbottom & Southcott, 2007

Harlot pygmy goby (Trimma fucatum)

The Harlot pygmy goby (Trimma fucatum) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea, Phuket, Thailand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. This species is distinguished by having predorsal scales; second and third dorsal spines not elongated; with interorbital and postorbital trenches; opercular scales 2; a single dichotomous branch in the fifth pelvic-fin ray; when alive has three or four rows of yellow to orange blotches along the body and a narrow red bar on the vertical limb of the preopercle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trimma fucatum
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.0
Depth range
0–23 m (0–75 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 23 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea, Phuket, Thailand.
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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