Rotuma triplefin

Helcogramma nigra

Three Point Eight Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Helcogramma nigra, the Rotuma triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Jeffrey T. Williams and Jeffrey C. Howe in 2003. This species occurs in the western central Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Rotuma.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Maximum length: 3.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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