Candycane pygmy goby
Appearance
Candycane pygmy goby | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Trimma |
Species: | T. cana
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Binomial name | |
Trimma cana R. Winterbottom, 2004
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Trimma cana, the Candy cane pygmy-goby, is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found from the Philippines to Palau. It inhabits steep slopes on the outer side of reefs, preferring a hard coral substrate, at depths of from 12 to 35 metres (39 to 115 ft). This species can reach a length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Larson, H. (2016). "Trimma cana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T193216A2210203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193216A2210203.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trimma cana". FishBase. June 2013 version.
External links
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