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Trimma

Trimma flammeum

(Smith, 1959)

Large-eye Pygmy Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Chagos Archipelago, and the Maldives.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal areas 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.

 Trimma flammeum (Large-eye Pygmy Goby)
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