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Trimma

Trimma caesiura

Jordan & Seale, 1906

Caesiura Dwarf Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Southern Japan south to Samoa and New Caledonia.

Size: 2 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits clear lagoon areas and seaward reefs where there is dead coral rubble and usually found at depths between 3 to 200 feet (1 – 60 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 caesiura (Caesiura Dwarf Goby)
Photo © John Randall
Trimma benjamini Trimma cana
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