Tripterygiidae

Neglected triplefin

Helcogramma desa

Elongated Tripterygiid Fish from Philippine Waters

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

Helcogramma desa, the neglected triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Jeffery T. Williams and Jeffrey C. Howe in 2003. This species is known from the western Pacific in Vietnam and the Philippines, including the Spratly Islands.