A new paper by David Winterbottom describes six new species of nano reef gobies includingTrimma erdmanni,Trimma cheniand four other species. The newTrimmaspecies were all described from collection near Raja Ampat Indonesia, the same region which recently produced the new dottyback species,Pseudochromis erdmanni.
Trimma erdmanniis pictured above and it is identified by the broad red horizontal stripe andTrimma chenihas two red cheek stripes and several pale yellow yellow tail stripes.
The last year has been a boon for the description of new nano reef gobies. We’ve seen a wide number of new species ofTrimma包括惊人的Trimma maiandrosand many new species from theEviotagenus likeEviota nigrispinna. The Raja Ampat Islands themselves have been the subject of much documentation and exploration over the last decade. New species from Raja Ampat include many exciting new species of reef fish likePseudanthias charlenaeandParacheilinus nursalim. The region was also the subject of the incredible new book,Raja Ampat Through the Lens. The newTrimmaspecies are described in the尖吻鲈属t issue of Aquaincluding the four other speciesT. habrum, T. papayum, T. haimassumandT. xanthochrum.
