Species Trimmatom nanus Winterbottom & Emery, 1981
Dwarf Atomgoby, Dwarf Atom Goby, Midget Dwarfgoby
- Trimmatom nanus Winterbottom, R. & Emery, A.R. 1981. A new genus and two new species of gobiid fishes (Perciformes) from the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean. Environmental Biology of Fishes 6(2): 139-149 figs 1-8 [143, figs 4-6].
Type data:
Holotype ROM 36617, Chagos Archipelago.
Paratype(s) AM I.21979–001; BMNH 1980.8.18.1–4; CAS 46636; NMC 80–618; ROM 36610; USNM 224881.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef, WA (14°10'S), Osprey Reef, Coral Sea (13°52'S) and Elizabeth Reef, NSW (29°56'S); tropical east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Gill, A.C. & Reader, S.E. 1992. Fishes. pp. 90-93, 193-228 in Hutchings, P. (ed.). Reef Biology. A Survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific. Canberra : Australian National Parks Vol. 3, Kowari 230 pp.
- 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]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
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. [1691]
Winterbottom, R. 1989. A revision of the Trimmatom nanus complex (Pisces, Gobiidae), with descriptions of three new species and redefinition of Trimmatom. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67: 2403-2410 figs 1-7
Winterbottom, R. 1990. The Trimmatom nanus species complex (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae): Phylogeny and progenetic heterochrony. Systematic Zoology 39(3): 253-265 [254]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [949] (Midget Dwarfgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Dwarf Atom Goby)
SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (Dwarf Atomgoby)
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] (Dwarf Atomgoby)
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 | 24-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |