Trimma trioculatum

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 trioculatum

Name

Trimma trioculatum Winterbottom et al., 2015

• Holotype: ROM 98816.
• Paratypes: MZB 22715 (15); ROM 95249 (13), 93648 (6), 95778 (2); WAM P.33043.001 (15), P.33357.007 (13).

Type locality: Indonesia, West Papua, Cendrawasih Bay, Mark's Delite, about 45 kms E of Pulau Roon, (02°25.833'S, 134°59.366'E), 20 m depth.

Etymology: The name is derived from tri (three), and oculatus (having eyes) in reference to the extra apparent eye formed by the dark ocellated spot in the first dorsal fin.

Vernacular names

English: Three-eyed 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.