Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Pallid pygmygoby
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Pallid pygmygoby

Trimma anaima

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Pallid pygmygoby
Scientific
Trimma anaima
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Gobiidae (gobies)
Maximum size
Up to about 3 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 3 to 35 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015

Description

A tiny, pale pygmy goby, about 3 cm long, living along reef margins, caves and crevices.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.