BPBM 13966Ichthyology

Trimma

Pygmygobies

As recorded: Trimma Jordan & Seale, 1906

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and D.B. CannoyDean B. Cannoy →Johnson Randall →
Date: March 10, 1971
Locality: Rarotonga; near harbor entrance; off oil-tanker buoy
Island: Rarotonga
Depth: 15 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

184 Bishop specimens of Trimma · collected 1967–2006Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 10, 1971, J.E. Randall and D.B. Cannoy also collected 24+ other specimens.

Trimma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,704 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Central Visayas, PH

(c) chocolate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18

Java Sea, Central Java, ID

(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15

Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

(c) Francesco Ricciardi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Trimma. BPBM 13966. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39420434. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13966.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39420434 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026