Trimma abyssum

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Trimma
Species: Trimma abyssum

Name

Trimma abyssum Allen, 2015

• Holotype: WAM P.34327-001.
• Paratype: WAM P.34327-002.

Type locality: off Pulau Siladen, approximately 01° 38’ N, 124° 47’ E, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 107 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named abyssum (from the Latin abyssus: the deep sea) with reference to the unusually deep habitat in comparison with most gobiid fishes.

Vernacular names

English: Deepreef Pygmy Goby

References

• Allen, G. R., 2015: Four new species of Trimma (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 14: 28–48. PDF