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Etymology: Trimma: Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335); lantana: Named for the tropical plant, Lantana, the inflorescences of which is an assortment of yellow, orange, purple, and reddish-pink flowers, alluding to the colourful nature of this species and the rounded blotches on the head; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Winterbottom & Villa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Australasian plate and the Solomon Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57688)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 5. Diagnosis: a frontal ridge behind the orbits that slopes steeply into a wide interorbital trench
anteromedially, and into postorbital trenches laterally; posterior nasal opening separate from anterior margin of eye; second spine of first dorsal elongate, third spine not elongate; fifth pelvic fin ray branched once dichotomously; body color on anterior half off-white, grey anteriorly with grey-blue snout, red-orange trunk grading to yellow caudally, with five white dorsolateral spots between peduncle and origin of first dorsal, and two white ventrolateral spots between the peduncle and anal fin; a red-orange bar and two irregular blotches under orbit; slightly darkened posterior margin of pectoral base (Ref. 57688).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Solitary, often resting on sand or rubble bottoms of caves and ledges in 5-30 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Winterbottom, R. and C.A. Villa, 2003. A new species of the Trimma caesiura species complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the north-eastern margin of the Australian Plate, with a redescription of the other nominal species in the complex. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 7(1):13-28. (Ref. 57688)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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