| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 1.98 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 23 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Phuket, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1-1; 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 (Ref. 59340); characterized further by having longitudinal scale series 21-25; predorsal scales 4-5; cheek without scales; depth of body 4.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Collected specimens came from patch reefs and coral slopes with diverse coral cover, except for the 3 specimens collected from a steep (45°) wall of large boulders with little algal or coral growth (Ref. 59340). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 September 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, southeast end of Ko Racha Noi, ROM 81759 (holotype of Trimma fucatum, 1.98 cm SL, male). All specimens are collected from the Andaman Sea, Molucca Strait, in the vicinity of Phuket (Ref. 59340). |
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