Naude's rubble goby (Trimma naudei)

Scientific name: Trimma naudei Smith, 1957

The Naude's rubble goby (Trimma naudei) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 22–26°C (72–79°F). Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Seychelles, Aldabra, Chagos Islands, Ryukyu Islands, and Loyalty Islands; Mariana and Marshall islands in Micronesia.

Naude's rubble goby care at a glance

Temperature: 22–26°C (72–79°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Diagnosis: a frontal ridge behind the orbits that slopes steeply into a wide interorbital trench anteromedially, and into postorbital trenches laterally; posterior nasal opening separate from eye; second spine of first dorsal fin elongate, third spine occasionally elongate; fifth pelvic fin ray branched once dichotomously; body color orange-red with seven dorsolateral white spots between posterodorsal margin of the peduncle and origin of first dorsal, and with four ventrolateral spots between posteroventral margin of peduncle and origin of last anal ray; facial pattern uniform dusky orange-grey colour under orbit, with an orange vertical blotch, edged in melanophores on vertical limb of the preopercle resembling a club; conspicuous bar of melanophores extending vertically across posterior margin of pectoral base.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Trimma naudei
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 3.5
Depth range: 3–30 m (10–98 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m, usually 3 - 30 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Aldabra, Chagos Islands, Ryukyu Islands, and Loyalty Islands; Mariana and Marshall islands in Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)