Trimma hoesei

Winterbottom, 1984

Forktail Dwarf Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Chagos Islands east to Fiji and south to Australia.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits steep outer reef slopes and often seen upside-down in caves and usually found at depths between 50 to 150 feet (15 – 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.