Darktail triplefin

Helcogramma aquila

Four Point One Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish from Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Helcogramma aquila, the darktail triplefin or blacktail triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Jeffrey T. Williams and Carolyn J. McCormick in 1990. This species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines and it has also been found off Guam.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Maximum length: 4.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Japan, Philippines and Guam.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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