Trimma tevegae ; portrait

A common species in south JAPAN,whose English name is "Blue-striped cave goby". This goby usually hovers around cave at dropoffs upside down.

This fish is a kind of goby,and is small,about 2cm.
It has vivid metallic colors,you know,so it looks like a jewel stone.

depth : 15m
Okinawa,Japan
May 1996
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