| Citation | Hoese, D.F., 1986, Gobiidae.. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Ref. | 2798 Hoese, D.F., 1986 |
| Page | 805 |
| Named Used as Valid | Trimma macrophthalma |
| Comment | Replaced by T. flammeum in the west-central Indian Ocean (Ref. 121207). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (including Sodwana Bay, South Africa) east to Fiji, north to Japan. |
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