Species Trimma okinawae (Aoyagi, 1949)
Orange-red Pygmygoby, Okinawa Dwarfgoby, Okinawa Rubble Goby, Orange Spot Goby, Orange-red Goby, Orange-red Pygmy Goby, Orange-spotted Goby, Red-spotted Dwarfgoby, Yellow-speckled Cave-goby
- Eviota caesiura okinawae Aoyagi, H. 1949. Notes on the gobioid fishes of the Riu Kiu Islands. Zoological Magazine, Tokyo 58: 171-173 [in Japanese] [173].
Type data:
Holotype (probably lost), Okinawa-Honto, Ryukyu Islands.
Generic Combinations
Introduction
Trimma okinawae as currently recognised appears to be a complex of several closely related species (Winterbottom 2014; Winterbottom & Hoese 2015). Further genetic studies may reveal additional species and Australian material may not be as widespread as currently reocognised.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay (26°06'S), Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef to Cartier Reef (12°33'S), WA, Portlock Reef (09°34.27'S) to Osprey Reef, Coral Sea and Raine Island (11°36'S) to One Tree Island (23°30'S), QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [200]
- 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 [66]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1689] (in part, most distribution records included T. readerae)
Lowe, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1990. Additions and revisions to the checklist of fishes of the Capricorn-Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 19: 1-27
Winterbottom, R., Hanner, R.H., Burridge, M. & Zur, M. 2014. A cornucopia of cryptic species - a DNA barcode analysis of the gobiid fish genus Trimma (Percomorpha, Gobiiformes. ZooKeys 381: 79–111 [98] (in part, some material included Trimma readerae)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2466] (Orange Spot Goby)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [943] (Okinawa Dwarfgoby)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [136] (Orange-spotted Goby)
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Okinawa Rubble Goby)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [236] (Yellow-speckled Cave-goby)
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [260] (Red-spotted Dwarfgoby)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [408] (Orange-red Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Orange-red Pygmy Goby)
SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (Orange-red Pygmygoby)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [58] (Orange-red 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 |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 23-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |