Taxonavigation: Gobioidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Trimma
Species: Trimma nauagium

Name

Trimma nauagium Allen, 2015

  • Holotype: WAM P.34320-002.
  • Paratypes: WAM P.34320-003 (2).

Type locality: Waga Waga, Papua New Guinea, outer hull of Muscoota, a World War II shipwreck, 10° 24.429’S, 150° 24.650’E, 24 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named nauagium (from the Greek nauagia: shipwreck) with reference to the type locality and only known habitat.

Vernacular names

English: Shipwreck Pygmy Goby

References

  • Allen, G. R., 2015: Four new species of Trimma (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 14: 28–48. PDF
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