Gobiidae

Dwarf atom goby

Trimmatom nanus

One Centimeters Goby of Indo Pacific

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• South Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Trimmatom nanus, the midget dwarfgoby, is a species of marine goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It can mainly be found on oceanic drop-offs at depths of from 20 to 30 metres (66 to 98 ft) though it can occasionally be found in outer reef areas and lagoons at depths of from 5 to 35 metres (16 to 115 ft). This species can reach a length of 1 centimetre (0.39 in) SL. T. nanus was until 2004 the smallest known fish and vertebrate.