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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Trimma:Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335); marinae:Named for Marina, one of the many names attributed to Aphrodite in her persona as Goddess of the Sea; also after the name of author's daughter. Eponymy: Marina is one of many names attributed to the goddess Aphrodite, whose legendary beauty is reminiscent of this “gorgeous little species”; it is also, coincidentally, the name of Winterbottom’s daughter, “whose cheerful assistance in collecting and [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Winterbottom.
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8. Diagnosis: Predorsal scales and a bony interorbital about pupil diameter in width. Second dorsal spine elongated. Fifth pelvic fin ray branched dichotomously once and 55-80% of the fourth. Scales on cheek absent; one or two cycloid scales on the upper opercle; usually two rows of scales anterior to the pelvic fin base. Snout and lower half of the caudal peduncle with a slight sprinkling of melanophores. A broad, rounded, median ridge present on the snout and anterior interorbital region. Unique to the genus, a large, bilateral, open nasal pit, instead of the usual nasal sac with anterior and posterior openings (Ref. 55345); characterized further by semi-translucent pinkish, abdomen and most of head reddish pink, merging with tapered pink stripe to middle caudal fin base; midline of snout with blue-white spot; internal white stripe above vertebral column; longitudinal scale series 23-25; predorsal scales 6-8 (Ref. 90102). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Collected from a quiet, sheltered bay (Ref. 55345). Inhabits sheltered bays in 9-26 m (Ref. 90102).
Winterbottom, R., 2005. Two new species of the Trimma tevegae species group from the Western Pacific (Percomorpha: Gobiidae). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 10(1):29-38. (Ref. 55345)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
