Trimma nauagium

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 nauagium

Name

Trimma nauagium Allen, 2015

• Holotype: WAM P.34320-002.
• Paratypes: WAM P.34320-003 (2).

Type locality: Waga Waga, Papua New Guinea, outer hull of Muscoota, a World War II shipwreck, 10° 24.429’S, 150° 24.650’E, 24 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named nauagium (from the Greek nauagia: shipwreck) with reference to the type locality and only known habitat.

Vernacular names

English: Shipwreck 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