Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Family Tripterygiidae Scientific name Helcogramma gymnauchen Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Blennioidei Genus Helcogramma Higher classification Helcogramma | |
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Similar Helcogramma, Threefin blenny, Blennies | ||
The red-finned triplefin, Helcogramma gymnauchen, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae, found in the western Pacific from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northern Australia, at depths of between 1 and 8 m. It reaches a maximum length of 4 cm.
The red-finned triplefin lives on reefs, and feeds on algae and small invertebrates.
References
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