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Trimma taylori
English: Taylor's Dwarf Goby (1)
As recorded: Trimma taylori Lobel, 1979
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Gobiidae
- Collected by
- P.S. Lobel
- Date
- July 20, 1975
- Locality
- Oahu; leeward coast; cave
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 44 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1975, P.S. Lobel also collected 2 other specimens.
Trimma taylori observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-15.

2026-07-15
Pescador Island, Philippines
(c) SLouisy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Philippines - Visayas
(c) BDBishop, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-09
Setouchi, JP-KS, JP
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-01
Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
(c) TGriffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-29
Maluku Tenggara Barat, Maluku, Indonesia
(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-08
Bangug, Romblon, Philippines
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trimma taylori. BPBM 19921. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39441584. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19921.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39441584 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
