Trimma volcana Winterbottom, 2003
Volcano pygmy goby
Trimma volcana
photo by Winterbottom, R.

 Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
 Max. size:  1.93 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.71 cm SL (female)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 0 - 24 m
 Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Tanzania, Mozambique and the Comores Islands.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 9-11. Diagnosis: Characterized by having large spots on the head and body; moderate to well-developed interorbital and postorbital trenches; scales on the pectoral and pelvic fin bases, except on cheeks, opercles, or midline of the nape; a posterior nostril which is adnate to the eye; a fifth pelvic fin ray that is 80-9% of the fourth and is branched dichotomously twice (Ref. 57687).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 23.11.06
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 27.11.06

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