Winterbottom's goby (Trimma winterbottomi)

Scientific name: Trimma winterbottomi Randall & Downing, 1994

Winterbottom's goby (Trimma winterbottomi)

The Winterbottom's goby (Trimma winterbottomi) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Saudi Arabia to western Thailand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Diagnosis: This species has a frontal ridge behind the orbits that slopes steeply into a wide interorbital trench anteromedially, and into postorbital trenches laterally; posterior nasal opening adnate to eye; no elongate dorsal spines; second dorsal with 10 or more elements; fifth pectoral ray with two sequential branches (occasionally one dichotomous branch); 18 or more pectoral rays; no scales on head; body color orange-red with four white bars on dorsum, and light orange blotches on white colored head and nape; dark triangular group of melanophores above opercle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trimma winterbottomi
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.0
Depth range
5–21 m (16–69 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 21 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia to western 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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