Species that contain: Trimma and tevegae [ 2 ] records

caudomaculata, Trimma Yoshino [T.] & Araga [C.] in Masuda, Araga & Yoshino 1975:272, Pl. 89 (fig. m) [Coastal fishes of southern Japan; ref. 2902] Fringing reef off Nerome, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth about 3 meters. Holotype: FAKU 62255 [ex SMBL 75057]. Paratypes: FAKU 62256-58 [ex SMBL 73035-37] (3), 62259-64 [ex SMBL 75058-63] (6); URB 78-0118 to 35 (18). Type catalog: Winterbottom 2019:28, 30 [ref. 37115]. The gender of Trimma is neuter; the adjective should be caudomaculatum. •Synonym of Trimma tevegae Cohen & Davis 1969 -- (Winterbottom 1996:57 [ref. 22223], Winterbottom 2002:45 [ref. 26166], Randall 2005:554 [ref. 28239] with question, Winterbottom 2005:54 [ref. 28347]). •Valid as Trimma caudomaculatum Yoshino & Araga 1975 -- (Yoshino & Shimada in Masuda et al. 1984:245 [ref. 6441] as caudomaculata, Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293] as caudimaculata and date as 1977, Nakabo 2002:1175 [ref. 26193] as caudomaculata, Winterbottom et al. 2014:426 [ref. 33155], Winterbottom & Hoese 2015:4 [ref. 33709], Suzuki et al. 2015:67 [ref. 33746], Winterbottom 2016:19 [ref. 34613], Viviani et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34831], Winterbottom 2017:568 [ref. 35329], Winterbottom & Erdmann 2018:480 [ref. 36013], Winterbottom 2019:28, 30 [ref. 37115], Winterbottom & Zur in Larson 2022:140 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Trimma caudomaculatum Yoshino & Araga 1975. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives east to New Britain (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

tevegae, Trimma Cohen [D. M.] & Davis [W. P.] 1969:321, Figs. 1, 2A, 3 [Pacific Science v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 7806] Dawapia Rocks, Simpson Harbor, near Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific, depth 40-50 feet. Holotype: USNM 203436. Paratypes: USNM 203436 (1, with holotype, not found in 1985), 203437 (10, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Winterbottom 2019:30 [ref. 37115] •Valid as Trimma tevegae Cohen & Davis 1969 -- (Randall & Goren 1993:22 [ref. 21131], Winterbottom 1995:98 [ref. 21961], Randall et al. 1997:536 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:260 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1175 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:645 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:193 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:554 [ref. 28239], Winterbottom 2005:54 [ref. 28347], Randall et al. 2005:130 [ref. 28745], Hoese & Larson 2006:1690 [ref. 29097], Hagiwara & Winterbottom 2007:164 [ref. 29103], Winterbottom & Zur 2007:20 [ref. 29376], Shao et al. 2008:262 [ref. 29952], Motomura et al. 2010:221 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:948 [ref. 31980], Winterbottom et al. 2014:426 [ref. 33155], Fricke et al. 2014:175 [ref. 33932], Allen 2015:41 [ref. 33704], Winterbottom & Hoese 2015:11, 41, 60, 87 [ref. 33709], Suzuki et al. 2015:72 [ref. 33746], Hoese et al. 2015:538 [ref. 33990], Winterbottom 2016:4 [ref. 34613], Viviani et al. 2016:4 [ref. 34831], Winterbottom 2017:568 [ref. 35329], Golani & Fricke 2018:162 [ref. 36273], Winterbottom & Erdmann 2018:480 [ref. 36013], Fricke et al. 2019:291 [ref. 36673], Winterbottom 2019:30 [ref. 37115]). Current status: Valid as Trimma tevegae Cohen & Davis 1969. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Philippines. Indian Ocean records based on T. caudomaculatum. Habitat: marine.