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Trimma charon, Charon's pygmygoby from the northern Red Sea (phys.org)
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A small translucent pygmygoby from the northern Red Sea, known from two specimens of 12 and 17 mm collected at 30 m at a cave entrance on a steep reef slope at Walih Island and not seen again since. It carries a broad orange-red stripe and golden spots on the tail that resemble gold coins, and it has an unusual four-part eye. Its name refers to Charon, the ferryman of Greek mythology. Eleven Trimma species are now known from the Red Sea. News article: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-species-pygmygoby-edge-red-sea.html

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New species of pygmygoby discovered at the edge of the Red Sea's unexplored deep reefs (phys.org)
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Researchers have described a new species of fish from the northern Red Sea, found at the entrance to a cave on a steep reef slope. Charon's pygmygoby (Trimma charon) is a small, translucent fish with a broad orange-red stripe, golden spots on its tail and an unusual four-part eye. The two known specimens measure just 12 and 17 millimeters (0.47 and 0.67 inches).

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