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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Trimma:Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335); anaima:Name from the Greek 'anaimos', meaning bloodless, pallid, pale or anaemic, referring to the pale, almost washed-out colouration of the species; noun in apposition (Ref. 100726). More on author: Winterbottom.
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 6 - 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8. Distinguished by the following characters: a bony interorbital about 2/3 pupil diameter in width and only slightly concave; absence of troughs or trenches in the interorbital or posterodorsal orbital regions; unbranched fifth pelvic-fin ray, 50-60% fourth ray; epaxialis extending anteriorly to a vertical in line with the posterior margin of the orbit (Ref. 100726); no elongated spines; all pectoral rays unbranched; longitudinal scale series 23; absence of predorsal scales on midline; 1-2 deciduous scales on upper opercle; depth of body 4.0-4.1 in SL; semi-translucent pink on upper half of body (straw-yellow, translucent above midlateral septum, Ref. 100726); midlateral stripe is broad and reddish orange in color; breast and belly, white; narrow light blue lines below eye, dorsal midline of snout and behind upper rear corner of eye (Ref. 90102). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits coastal reef slopes and lagoons. Found along reef margins with rubble (Ref. 48637). Also found in caves and crevices, often on drop-offs in 3-35 m (Ref. 90102). A relatively rare species in collections, usually been taken in lots of one or two specimens (Ref. 100726)..
Winterbottom, R. and D.F. Hoese, 2015. A revision of the Australian species of Trimma (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae), with descriptions of six new species and redescriptions of twenty-three valid species. Zootaxa 3934(1):001-102. (Ref. 100726)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
