hotlips triplefin

Helcogramma obtusirostris

Tripterygiid Fish of African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Helcogramma obtusirostris, the hotlips triplefin or shortsnout triplefin, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae, found from the Red Sea south to South Africa and east to the western Pacific, and the southeast Atlantic, around Ascension Island and St. Helena. It reaches a maximum length of 3.8 cm according to FishBase, but only 4 cm according to "Two Oceans".

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Maximum length: 3.8 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: Ascension Island and St. Helena (Ref. 11441 ). Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to Transkei, South Africa and east to the western Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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