Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Ringeye Pygmygoby
Trimma benjamini
Ringeye Pygmygoby
Also known as: Redface Dwarfgoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Trimma benjamini
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family)
      └Trimma (Genus)
       └T. benjamini (Species)

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