Biology:Red-finned triplefin

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Red-finned triplefin
Helcogramma gymnauchen.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. gymnauchen
Binomial name
Helcogramma gymnauchen
(Weber, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tripterygium gymnauchen Weber, 1909
  • (Weber, 1909) Tripterygion gymnauchen

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]

The red-finned triplefin lives on reefs, and feeds on algae and small invertebrates.[2]

References

  1. Williams, J. (2014). "Helcogramma gymnauchen". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T179053A1564133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179053A1564133.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179053/1564133. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Helcogramma gymnauchen" in FishBase. April 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2547096 entry