CAAB: 37428426
Species Trimma insularum Winterbottom & Hoese, 2015
Cocos Pygmygoby
- Trimma insularum Winterbottom, R. & Hoese, D.F. 2015. A revision of the Australian species of Trimma (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae), with descriptions of six new species and redescriptions of twenty-three valid species. Zootaxa 3934: 1-102 [36].
Type data:
Holotype ROM 82970, tidal channel and adjacent sandy area at south end of Direction Is., Cocos (Keeling) Islands [12°05'35"S, 96°53'10"E].
Paratype(s) AM I.28993-019; ANSP 134888-134890; ANSP 134895-134897; ANSP 134962; ROM 1799CS; ROM 82962; WAM P.29915-017; WAM P.29919-008; WAM P.29926-024; ANSP 134892-134893.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Trimma winchi Winterbottom, 1984 [misidentification]. —
Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [217]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
1-49 m
Common Name References
Winterbottom, R. & Hoese, D.F. 2015. A revision of the Australian species of Trimma (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae), with descriptions of six new species and redescriptions of twenty-three valid species. Zootaxa 3934: 1-102 (Cocos Pygmygoby)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 29-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| GOBIOIDEI | 18-Mar-2015 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |