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Tevegae pygmygoby
Trimma tevegae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Tevegae pygmygoby
- Scientific
- Trimma tevegae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats (usually 10 to 40 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small golden-brown pygmy goby with a white belly, a lavender stripe along the side and a dark blotch at the tail base, reaching about 4.5 cm. It hovers head-up in small groups in caves on steep drop-offs.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Trimma-tevegae.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Trimma_tevegae_male_22.5mm,_Koror,_Palau.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.