Cavern triplefin

Helcogramma lacuna

Four Point Four Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish of the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Southeast Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Helcogramma lacuna, the cavern triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Jeffrey T. Williams and Jeffery C. Howe in 2003. This species has only been recorded in the Similan Islands in the Andaman Sea, part of Thailand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Maximum length: 4.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand, in the Andaman Sea. This is the only species of the fuscospinna species complex occurring in the Eastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 52308 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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