Cave Dwarfgoby
Trimma taylori
- Usual depth12–43 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 18 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–43 m · Deepest record: 117 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Cave Dwarfgoby, Taylor's Dwarfgoby, Taylor's Goby, Yellow Cave Goby, Yellow-speckled Pygmy-goby
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Gobie nain de Taylor
- Japanese
- Oyogibenihaze, オヨギベニハゼ
Similar species
Red DwarfgobyTrimma benjamini
Flame GobyTrimma macrophthalmus
Okinawa DwarfgobyTrimma okinawae
- Caesiura Dwarfgoby
Trimma caesiura
- Stobb's Dwarfgoby
Trimma stobbsi
- Red-lined Pygmy-goby
Trimma striatum
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).
- 297 open-data records from 1957 to 2012.
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