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Maldives Triplefin

Helcogramma maldivensis

Also known as: Threefin Blenny, Threefin, Triplefin

Adult
@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · May 20081 / 9
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over wave swept reef margins, resting on coral outcrops, rocky surfaces, and under ledges, close to drop-offs.
Western Indian Ocean - Maldives, Sri-Lanka.

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

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
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Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over wave swept reef margins, resting on coral outcrops, rocky surfaces, and under ledges, close to drop-offs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyTripterygiidae
    6. genusHelcogramma
    7. speciesHelcogramma maldivensis Fricke & Randall, 1992

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    More in the family

    Triplefin Blennies (Tripterygiidae)