Trimma striatum, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Pink/red body, often tending to pale or yellow nose, with 5 narrow red stripes on head, fading over body. Similar T. capostriatum, has faint light spots over the body, and also distinguished by location, being found in the Pacific Ocean. Like other Trimma species, usually found upside down on the roofs of caves, or under ledges and corals.
Information
Max Size: 3 cm
Depth: 2-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
Threats: Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (43% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Trimma striatum, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
