TRIMMA WINCHI - (WINTERBOTTOM, 1984)
Picture courtesy of: Alain Daoulas
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Trimma (Genus)
Gobie pygmée de Winch, Winch's pygmygoby, Fujinabenihaze, フジナベニハゼ,
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8, second spine longest, reaching posteriorly just beyond the base of the last dorsal-fin ray, last fin ray elongate and reaching two-thirds the length of the caudal peduncle; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8, last fin ray elongate and reaching posteriorly two-thirds of the length of the caudal peduncle; Pectoral fin: 14-15, a few of the lower rays branched, reaching posteriorly to a vertical with the anus; Pelvic fin: 1 + 5, fifth ray branched and two-thirds the fourth, reaching posteriorly to the base of the second anal ray; No fraenum; Basal membrane one-third length of fin; Lateral line scales 24(L)-25(R); Anterior transverse scales: 8; Posterior transverse scales: 7; Predorsal scales: 8-9; A few large cycloid scales on posterodorsal region of cheek, opercle, and pectoral base; Smaller cycloid scales on prepelvic base; Body scales ctenoid except in the ventral midline. Gill opening wide, to below the mid-point of the pupil. Mouth terminal, inclined dorsally; Teeth in upper jaw of an outer row of spaced, enlarged, curved canines, with a few irregular inner rows of small conical teeth. Lower jaw with a partial outer row of enlarged, curved, spaced canines from the symphysis to the bend in the dentary, an irregular inner row of small conical teeth, followed by a complete innermost row of enlarged, curved, spaced canines. Anterior nostril a narrow tube, posterior porelike with a raised rim. Tongue broadly pointed. No troughs or trenches between or posterodorsal to the eye, although interorbital region is somewhat concave. Bony interorbital equals pupil diameter. First gill slit open, gill rakers: 3 + 13. Max. length: 2.0 cm SL. Depth range: 33 - 45 m.
Color
Head and body yellow, jaws and tip of snout pink, a small (half-pupil diameter) inverted pink triangle on cheek immediately below eye. Dorsalmost scale pockets outlined with melanophores; Others outlined with darker yellow than ground color. Dorsal fins with a basal longitudinal band of melanophores and iridocytes and another such band along the middle of the fins, separated by a band of yellow of similar width (one third eye diameter). Distal one-quarter of fins yellow. Caudal fin yellow with distal margin of melanophores. Anal fin with a basal band of melanophores and iridocytes, rest of fin yellow. Pelvic fin yellow, pectoral hyaline.
Etymology
Trimma: from Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed.
winchi: named for Peter Winch, owner and captain of the ketch Paille-en-Queue I, who spent 9 months ferrying equipment, supplies, and expedition members around the Chagos Archipelago, and without whom this expedition would not have been possible.
Original description: Trimma winchi Winterbottom, 1984 - Type locality: Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean (ca. 5°20'S 72°16'E).
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Amirantes (Seychelles); Chagos Archipelago; Japan, Ie-shima Island, Ryukyu Islands; New Caledonia (Koné, Koumac).
Biology
Occur in caves of drop-offs. Benthopelagic.
Similar species
Trimma citrum (Winterbottom & Pyle, 2022) - Reported from Vanuatu. Plain lemon-yellow body, a white saddle on the dorsal caudal peduncle, and an indistinct collection of melanophores on the posterior caudal peduncle. Depth range: 116 m.
Trimma taylori (Lobel, 1979) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Trimma (Genus)
Gobie pygmée de Winch, Winch's pygmygoby, Fujinabenihaze, フジナベニハゼ,
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8, second spine longest, reaching posteriorly just beyond the base of the last dorsal-fin ray, last fin ray elongate and reaching two-thirds the length of the caudal peduncle; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8, last fin ray elongate and reaching posteriorly two-thirds of the length of the caudal peduncle; Pectoral fin: 14-15, a few of the lower rays branched, reaching posteriorly to a vertical with the anus; Pelvic fin: 1 + 5, fifth ray branched and two-thirds the fourth, reaching posteriorly to the base of the second anal ray; No fraenum; Basal membrane one-third length of fin; Lateral line scales 24(L)-25(R); Anterior transverse scales: 8; Posterior transverse scales: 7; Predorsal scales: 8-9; A few large cycloid scales on posterodorsal region of cheek, opercle, and pectoral base; Smaller cycloid scales on prepelvic base; Body scales ctenoid except in the ventral midline. Gill opening wide, to below the mid-point of the pupil. Mouth terminal, inclined dorsally; Teeth in upper jaw of an outer row of spaced, enlarged, curved canines, with a few irregular inner rows of small conical teeth. Lower jaw with a partial outer row of enlarged, curved, spaced canines from the symphysis to the bend in the dentary, an irregular inner row of small conical teeth, followed by a complete innermost row of enlarged, curved, spaced canines. Anterior nostril a narrow tube, posterior porelike with a raised rim. Tongue broadly pointed. No troughs or trenches between or posterodorsal to the eye, although interorbital region is somewhat concave. Bony interorbital equals pupil diameter. First gill slit open, gill rakers: 3 + 13. Max. length: 2.0 cm SL. Depth range: 33 - 45 m.
Color
Head and body yellow, jaws and tip of snout pink, a small (half-pupil diameter) inverted pink triangle on cheek immediately below eye. Dorsalmost scale pockets outlined with melanophores; Others outlined with darker yellow than ground color. Dorsal fins with a basal longitudinal band of melanophores and iridocytes and another such band along the middle of the fins, separated by a band of yellow of similar width (one third eye diameter). Distal one-quarter of fins yellow. Caudal fin yellow with distal margin of melanophores. Anal fin with a basal band of melanophores and iridocytes, rest of fin yellow. Pelvic fin yellow, pectoral hyaline.
Etymology
Trimma: from Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed.
winchi: named for Peter Winch, owner and captain of the ketch Paille-en-Queue I, who spent 9 months ferrying equipment, supplies, and expedition members around the Chagos Archipelago, and without whom this expedition would not have been possible.
Original description: Trimma winchi Winterbottom, 1984 - Type locality: Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean (ca. 5°20'S 72°16'E).
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Amirantes (Seychelles); Chagos Archipelago; Japan, Ie-shima Island, Ryukyu Islands; New Caledonia (Koné, Koumac).
Biology
Occur in caves of drop-offs. Benthopelagic.
Similar species
Trimma citrum (Winterbottom & Pyle, 2022) - Reported from Vanuatu. Plain lemon-yellow body, a white saddle on the dorsal caudal peduncle, and an indistinct collection of melanophores on the posterior caudal peduncle. Depth range: 116 m.
Trimma taylori (Lobel, 1979) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here).