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Trimmatom

Trimmatom offucius

Winterbottom & Emery, 1981

Pygmy Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago.

Size: 0.5 inch (1.25 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits drop-offs and found near caves and often seen at the bottom of vertical walls and usually found at depths between 15 to 150 feet (5 - 45 m) where it feeds on zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Trimmatom

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

This small genus only contains 7 described species, which are the smallest of all gobies, none of which are collected for the trade.

 Trimmatom offucius (Pygmy Goby)
Photo © Tristan Lougher
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