Species Trimma taylori Lobel, 1979
Yellow Cavegoby, Cave Dwarfgoby, Taylor's Dwarfgoby, Yellow Cave Goby
- Trimma taylori Lobel, P.S. 1979. Description of a new Hawaiian gobiid fish of the genus Trimma. Breviora. Museum of Comparative Zoology 456: 1-15 [3, figs 1-6].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 19919, Oahu, Hawaii.
Paratype(s) AM I.18686–001; BPBM 199922; BMNH 1976.4.6.1–7; CAS 35450; MCZ 51685; USNM 203463.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals (17°20'S) to Ashmore Reef (12°15'S), WA, Ashmore Reef (10°13'S) and Holmes 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 Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [17]
- 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 [84]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, nectonic.
Extra Ecological Information
20-50 m
General References
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. [1690]
Winterbottom, R. 1984. A review of the gobiid fish genus Trimma from the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean, with description of seven new species. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62: 695-715 [710]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [947] (Taylor's Dwarfgoby)
Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [243] (Yellow 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] (Cave Dwarfgoby)
SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (Yellow Cavegoby)
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] (Yellow Cavegoby)
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 |