Fishnet Pygmy Goby

Trimma agrena

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth6–24 m
Water temperature8–28 °C
Best monthsApril
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 0 records
March: 2 records
April: 10 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 2 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–24 m · Deepest record: 26.5 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–28 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 12 records

Names and classification

English: Fishnet Pygmy Goby, Meshed Dwarfgoby, Meshed Pygmygoby

Similar species

Red Dwarfgoby
Trimma benjamini
Flame Goby
Trimma macrophthalmus
Okinawa Dwarfgoby
Trimma okinawae
Stobb's Dwarfgoby
Trimma stobbsi
Redspot Dwarfgoby
Trimma halonevum
Black-chest Shrimp-goby
Amblyeleotris guttata

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
72 open-data records from 1992 to 2020.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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