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IllustrationDwarf atom goby
Trimmatom nanus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Dwarf atom goby
- Scientific
- Trimmatom nanus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 5 to 35 m (usually 20 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
One of the world's smallest vertebrates: a translucent pale grey goby with a red head and internal red bars, with adult females only about 8 to 10 mm long. It lives on oceanic drop-offs, mostly at 20 to 30 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Trimmatom-nanus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.