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Trimma

Trimma lantana

Winterbottom & Villa, 2003

Lantana Dwarf Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Australasian Plate and Solomon Islands.

Size: 2 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal rubble areas in caves and usually found at depths between 15 to 100 feet (5 - 30 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 lantana (Lantana Dwarf Goby)
Photo © John Randall
Trimma hoesei Trimma macrophthalma
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