Species Trimma maiandros Hoese, Winterbottom & Reader, 2011
Meander Dwarfgoby, Zigzag Pygmygoby
- Trimma maiandros Hoese, D.F., Winterbottom, R. & Reader, S. 2011. Trimma maiandros, a new species of pygmy goby (Gobiidae) from the Indo-west Pacific. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 17(2): 103-110 [104, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.20784-050 ♂, Yonge Reef, QLD [14°37'S, 145°38'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.20774-117; AM I.20784-022; AM I.20956–020; AM AMS I.22574-033; AM I.22578-062; AM I.22582–051; AM I.22616-048; QM I.32046; QM I.33411; QM I.33519; ROM 39334; ROM 40472; ROM 40549; ROM 40606; WAM P.25322-005.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, WA, Ashmore Reef and Cartier Reef, Timor Sea, Raine Island (11°36’S) to Swains Reefs (21°35'S, 152°22’E), Osprey Reef, Holmes Reef, Herald Cay and Lihou Reef, Coral Sea; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
1-55 m.
General 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 [52]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [941] (Meander Dwarfgoby)
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 [52] (Zigzag Pygmygoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 29-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| GOBIOIDEI | 02-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |