Trimma matsunoi Suzuki, Sakaue & Senou, 2012
Matsuno's pygmygoby

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  1.68 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.64 cm SL (female)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 53 - 56 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 25-26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: predorsal scales 6; first dorsal fin without elongate and filamentous spine; fifth pelvic-fin ray unbranched, the basal membrane reduced; interorbital groove is shallow; interorbital space wide and bony width 75-77% of pupil diameter; absence of opercle scales; when fresh scale pockets with deep orange margins; when alive, 8 yellowish orange saddles over the dorsal midline and 6 saddles on the ventral midline (Ref. 91085).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 September 2021 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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