Trimma aturirii

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 aturirii

Name

Trimma aturirii Winterbottom et al., 2015

• Holotype: ROM 94889.
• Paratypes: MZB 22713 (7); ROM 95269 (5), 98809 (10), 98853 (3).

Type locality: Mapia Atoll, south end of Pulau Pegun, (00°47.795'N, 134°18.198'E), 60 m depth.

Etymology: Named in honor of Abraham Aturiri, Governor of West Papua province from 2006-2016, in recognition of his energetic efforts to ensure the conservation and wise, sustainable use of the hugely diverse coral reefs of the Bird's Head Seascape for the benefit of the Papuan people.

Vernacular names

English: Aturiri’s pygmy goby

References

• Winterbottom, R., Erdmann, M. V. & Cahyani, N. K., 2015: New species of Trimma (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae) from Indonesia, with comments on head papillae nomenclature. Zootaxa, 3973 (2): 201–226. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.1 Reference page.