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[JimG]

Taken in Cebu, Philippines. Looks like it should be in the genus Trimma but can't find a match

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[grivai]

Trimma yanoi...?

[JimG]

Thanks Grivai. I have tried to find info about T.yanoi but am really struggling. Can you point me anywhere please?

Trimma sheppardi is another possible but again there is little to go on.

[AllisonFinch]

Google is your friend....

http://www.kahaku.go...uzuki_Senou.pdf

[JimG]

Thanks Alison. Yes I had read that closely; its about the only thing I could find. I don't think it takes me much further as the colour pattern shown is not quite the same and I know that's never a good guide anyway. The genus seems not to be well described generally and to differntiate between very similar fish seems to depend on lots of detailed measurements, scale counts etc. I guess I will never know conclusively unless I can get in touch with one of the expert mentioned in that paper.