Trimma Irinae是一个新物种的深水nano礁虾虎鱼海丽吗ng from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. It may not be that novel to see a new species from Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay, or from the genusTrimma, but this fish is not only a looker but also unusual in being one of the few known species ofTrimmafrom deep water.
Trimma Irinae是一种具有颜色和图案的赋形剂精美的物种。轻蓝色的头Trimma Irinaeis colored with red spots that are replaced with yellow spots further down the posterior half of its body. If that weren’t enough to makeTrimma iriniaestand out among the many newly described species of nano reef gobies, it is also adorned with an elongated first dorsal spine that is light white to blue in color, with one to a couple dark spot at the base of the anterior part of the dorsal fin for added contrast.
65 meters or 215 feet is a long way to go looking for such a tiny fish but in the case ofTrimma Irinae,the journey is well worth the effort. If you needed any further evidence thatTrimma Irinaeis special, it is named in honor of the wife of Dr. Richard Winterbottom who described the species, and a specialist in the taxonomy ofEviota和Trimmaspecies.
