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Little Hooded Triplefin

Helcogramma chica

Also known as: Highcrest Triplefin, Threefiny, Threefin Blenny, Threefin, Triplefin

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
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Adult
@Reefguide · Lumbalumba, Indonesia · April 20171 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, under ledges or resting on rocks, over exposed surge zones of reef margins.

These Blenny related fish have three fins which gives them their name "Triplefins"

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
bottom dwellingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly, under ledges or resting on rocks, over exposed surge zones of reef margins.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyTripterygiidae
    6. genusHelcogramma
    7. speciesHelcogramma chica Rosenblatt, 1960

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    More in the family

    Triplefin Blennies (Tripterygiidae)

    Black-faced Blenny

    Tripterygion delaisi

    1 photo

    Blue-eyed Triplefin

    Notoclinops segmentatus

    1 photo

    Common Triplefin

    Forsterygion lapillum

    1 photo

    Halfblack Triplefin

    Enneapterygius hemimelas

    0 photos

    High-hat Triplefin

    Enneapterygius tutuilae

    1 photo

    Highcrest Triplefin

    Enneapterygius pusillus

    1 photo

    Jumping Blenny

    Lepidoblennius marmoratus

    3 photos

    Lofty Triplefin

    Enneanectes altivelis

    1 photo

    Maldives Triplefin

    Helcogramma maldivensis

    9 photos

    Pygmy Triplefin

    Enneapterygius nanus

    1 photo

    Randall's triplefin

    Helcogramma randalli

    1 photo

    Red-anal Triplefin

    Helcogramma atauroensis

    1 photo