Trimma fucatum Winterbottom & Southcott 2007

This species is distinguished by having predorsal scales; second and third dorsal spines not elongated; with interorbital and postorbital trenches; opercular scales 2; a single dichotomous branch in the fifth pelvic-fin ray; when alive has three or four rows of yellow to orange blotches along the body and a narrow red bar on the vertical limb of the preopercle (Ref. 59340); characterized further by having longitudinal scale series 21-25; predorsal scales 4-5; cheek without scales; depth of body 4.3 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8

Collected specimens came from patch reefs and coral slopes with diverse coral cover, except for the 3 specimens collected from a steep (45°) wall of large boulders with little algal or coral growth (Ref. 59340).