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Trimma

Trimma winterbottomi

Randall & Downing, 1994

Winterbottom Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia to western Thailand.

Size: 2 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble slopes on coral reefs and usually found at depths between 15 to 65 feet (5 - 20 m) where it feeds on zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Trimma

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it or others in this genus become available, aquarium husbandry similar to T. cana would suffice.

 Trimma winterbottomi (Winterbottom Goby)
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