Common names:
Candy-cane pygmy goby
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality, Tonga Point, Siquijor Island, Mindanao Sea, ROM 73776 (holotype of Trimma cana, 22.3 mm SL, male) (Ref. 52975). Recorded from a photo taken from Dauin-Apo dive site;identification by Rick Winterbottom (23 Dec 2019) (Ref. 127519).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Winterbottom, R., 2004
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Trimma:Greek, trimma, -atos = something crushed (Ref. 45335); cana:Specific epithet is an arbitrary combination of letters embodying the first three letters of both the English words 'candy' and 'cane'; an allusion to adding red bands to a white candy formed in the shape of a shepherd's crook. An noun in apposition.. More on author: Winterbottom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Distribution
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