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Trimma taylori in Indonesia
Yellow cave goby

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Trimma taylori   Lobel, 1979
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobiinae			picture (Trtay_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Yellow cave goby
Max. size:	3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48637)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 25 - 48 m
Climate:	tropical; 28°N - 8°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Chagos and Hawaiian islands; probably occurring in Guam. Recently collected from the Red Sea (R. Field, pers. comm.)
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Males have longer dorsal spines and yellow spotting on the fins.
Biology:	Occur in caves of drop-offs at depths of about 25 to at least 50 m (Ref. 48637, 58302). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Form loose schools near the roofs or sides of caves and disappears into holes or crevices when approached. Often seen with other species of Trimma and feeds on harpacticoid copepods, Ref. 48637
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Indonesia country information
Common names:	Yellow-speckled pygmy-goby		Ref:  Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Bali, Maumere Bay, Manado and vicinity, Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Flores to N Sulawesi (Ref. 47567). Based on Photo by J.E. Randall. Batuata. Remark: NE end. Also Ref. 28620.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
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	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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