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Trimmatom offucius Winterbottom & Emery, 1981 |
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photo by
Lougher, T. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.38 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 50 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits mainly oceanic drop-offs; in and around caves in vertical walls. Probably a schooling fish; feeding on plankton but radiolarians in the gut may indicate some feeding off the substrate (Ref. 38635). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 May 2023 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||