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Trimma

Trimma halonevum

Winterbottom, 2000

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Maldives, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Size: 2 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reefs and usually found at depths between 3 to 150 feet (1 – 45 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 halonevum (Unknown)
Photo © Jim Greenfield
Trimma flavicaudatus Trimma hoesei
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