Okinawa Dwarfgoby
Trimma okinawae
- Usual depth4–28 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 48 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 35 records
- May: 93 records
- June: 34 records
- July: 38 records
- August: 48 records
- September: 89 records
- October: 37 records
- November: 67 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–28 m · Deepest record: 52.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Photos
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Okinawa Dwarfgoby, Okinawa Pygmy-goby, Okinawa rubble goby, Orange-red Goby, Orange-red Pygmy Goby, Orange Spot Goby, Orange-spotted Goby, Orangespotted Pygmygoby, Red-spotted Dwarfgoby, Yellow-speckled Cave-goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Okinawabenihaze, オキナワベニハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 沖繩磨塘鱧, 沖繩磨鰕虎
Similar species
Red DwarfgobyTrimma benjamini
Flame GobyTrimma macrophthalmus
- Stobb's Dwarfgoby
Trimma stobbsi
Redspot DwarfgobyTrimma halonevum
- Fishnet Pygmy Goby
Trimma agrena
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris 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).
- 927 open-data records from 1954 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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