Mexichromis trilineata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Figure 11J

Material examined.

Three specimens 5-8 mm, CB; two specimens 5 mm, TW.

Ecology.

Usually found immersed in prey sponge Dysidea sp. under rubble and dead fungiid coral skeletons in shallow coral reef habitats. Uncommon, though multiple individuals may be observed together. Depth 3-8 m.

Distribution.

Across the western Pacific including Indonesia (Yonow 2001; 2017), the Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Australia (Gosliner et al. 2008). Recorded from the Gulf of Thailand (Mehrotra and Scott 2016). Very variable in pattern.