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Trimma sheppardi Sheppard's dwarfgoby

Trimma sheppardi is commonly referred to as Sheppard's dwarfgoby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Trimma sheppardi - Palau, Augulpelu Reef, (c) by Winterbottom, R.




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lexID:
9088 
AphiaID:
219585 
Scientific:
Trimma sheppardi 
German:
Sheppards Zwerggrundel 
English:
Sheppard's Dwarfgoby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Trimma (Genus) > sheppardi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Winterbottom, 1984 
Occurrence:
Australia, Christmas Islands, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Palau, Raja Amat, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean 
Size:
up to 0.75" (1.9 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Mysis, Zooplankton 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Easy 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-11-22 15:17:34 

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Trimma sheppardi Winterbottom, 1984
Sheppard's dwarfgoby

Many thank to Richard Winterbottom for the Picture.

Inhabits caves, ledges and rubble bottoms of outer reefs in 20-70 m

Main reference
Winterbottom, R., 1995. Red Sea gobiid fishes of the genus Trimma, with the description of two new species. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 22(3-4):93-98.

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!

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Trimma sheppardi - Palau, Augulpelu Reef,  (c) by Winterbottom, R.
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