Candycane pygmy goby

Trimma cana, the Candy cane pygmy-goby, is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found from the Philippines to Palau. It inhabits steep slopes on the outer side of reefs, preferring a hard coral substrate, at depths of from 12 to 35 metres (39 to 115 ft). This species can reach a length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL.[2]

Candycane pygmy goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Trimma
Species:
T. cana
Binomial name
Trimma cana
R. Winterbottom, 2004

References

  1. Larson, H. (2016). "Trimma cana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T193216A2210203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193216A2210203.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Trimma cana" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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