Red-finned triplefin
The red-finned triplefin, Helcogramma gymnauchen, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae, found in the western Pacific from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northern Australia, at depths of between 1 and 8 m. It reaches a maximum length of 4 cm.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Helcogramma |
| Species: | H. gymnauchen |
| Binomial name | |
| Helcogramma gymnauchen (Weber, 1909) | |
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The red-finned triplefin lives on reefs, and feeds on algae and small invertebrates.[2]
References
- Williams, J. (2014). "Helcogramma gymnauchen". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179053A1564133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179053A1564133.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Helcogramma gymnauchen" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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