Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Candycane Pygmygoby
Trimma cana
Candycane Pygmygoby
Also known as: Candy Striped Goby, Red Striped Goby, Candycane Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Trimma cana
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1.5 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Trimma (Genus)
        └T. cana (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278491🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196721🔗

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