Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation
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Trimma citrum
Winterbottom, R. & Pyle, R.L. (2022)
Citation: Winterbottom, R. & Pyle, R.L. (2022) A new species of Trimma (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the deep
reefs of Vanuatu, western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 39, 2–8.
A new species of pygmygoby, Trimma citrum, is described from a single male specimen from deep reefs (116
m, 380 feet) on the west coast of Tutuba Island, which is located at the southeast tip of Espiritu Santo Island,
Vanuatu in the western Pacific Ocean. The new species is characterized by a scaled predorsal midline, the fifth
pelvic-fin ray with one dichotomous branch point, unbranched pectoral-fin rays, the bony interorbital 41% pupil
width, more than a single posterodorsal row of cheek scales, and 6 papillae in cheek row c. The fresh color pattern
is diagnostic, with a plain lemon-yellow body, a white saddle on the dorsal caudal peduncle, and an indistinct
collection of melanophores on the posterior caudal peduncle.
Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Trimma (Genus)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Winterbottom, R. & Pyle, R.L. (2022)
Citation: Winterbottom, R. & Pyle, R.L. (2022) A new species of Trimma (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the deep
reefs of Vanuatu, western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 39, 2–8.
A new species of pygmygoby, Trimma citrum, is described from a single male specimen from deep reefs (116
m, 380 feet) on the west coast of Tutuba Island, which is located at the southeast tip of Espiritu Santo Island,
Vanuatu in the western Pacific Ocean. The new species is characterized by a scaled predorsal midline, the fifth
pelvic-fin ray with one dichotomous branch point, unbranched pectoral-fin rays, the bony interorbital 41% pupil
width, more than a single posterodorsal row of cheek scales, and 6 papillae in cheek row c. The fresh color pattern
is diagnostic, with a plain lemon-yellow body, a white saddle on the dorsal caudal peduncle, and an indistinct
collection of melanophores on the posterior caudal peduncle.
Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Trimma (Genus)
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
