Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Flame pygmygoby
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Flame pygmygoby

Trimma flammeum

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

English
Flame pygmygoby
Scientific
Trimma flammeum
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Gobiidae (gobies)
Maximum size
Up to about 2.2 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017

Description

A tiny, flame-red pygmy goby, about 2 cm long.

Sources

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