sheppardi, Trimma Winterbottom [R.] 1984:709, Figs. 6, 24, 27B [Canadian Journal of Zoology v. 62 (no. 4); ref. 5321] Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Holotype: ROM 41225. Paratypes: AMS I.23884-001 (23); BPBM 28934 (2); ROM 41222-24 (39, 15, 25), 744CS (10, c&s). Type catalog: Winterbottom 2019:48 [ref. 37115]. •Valid as Trimma sheppardi Winterbottom 1984 -- (Hagiwara & Hayashi 1992:2 [ref. 24317], Winterbottom 1995:97 [ref. 21961], Allen 2000:93 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:1175 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Winterbottom 2001:22 [ref. 26167], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1175 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:645 [ref. 27495], Hagiwara & Winterbottom 2007:164 [ref. 29103], Winterbottom & Zur 2007:24 [ref. 29376], Suzuki & Senou 2008:104 [ref. 29579], Dimara et al. 2010:621 [ref. 31108], Allen & Erdmann 2012:945 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:174 [ref. 33932], Winterbottom & Hoese 2015:30, 81, 95 [ref. 33709], Suzuki et al. 2015:67 [ref. 33746], Hoese et al. 2015:538 [ref. 33990], Bogorodsky et al. 2016:171 [ref. 34658], Fricke et al. 2018:342 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:162 [ref. 36273], Winterbottom 2019:48 [ref. 37115], Winterbottom 2020:587 [ref. 37630], Winterbottom & Zur in Larson 2022:146 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:24 [ref. 40247]). Current status: Valid as Trimma sheppardi Winterbottom 1984. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Madagascar and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) east to Palau, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.