Helcogramma larvata

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Helcogramma larvata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. larvata
Binomial name
Helcogramma larvata
Fricke & Randall, 1992

Helcogramma larvata is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma . [2] It was described by Ronald Fricke and John E. Randall in 1992. [3] This species has only been recorded from North Male Atoll in the Maldives where the only known specimens were found in a shallow lagoon with a maximum depth of 5 metres (16 ft) and a sandy bottom. [1]

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Helcogramma cerasina 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 is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from Tonga and Vatoa in southern Fiji.

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<i>Helcogramma maldivensis</i> Species of fish

Helcogramma maldivensis is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Ronald Fricke and John E. Randall in 1992. This species has only been recorded from South Male Atoll in the Maldives where the only known specimens were found in a shallow lagoon with a maximum depth of 5 metres (16 ft) and a sandy bottom.

Helcogramma nesion 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 is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it is endemic to Japan, it is restricted to the Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands and to the island of Okino-shima which is at the south-western tip of Shikoku.

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Helcogramma novaecaledoniae, known commonly as the New Caledonian triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and Guadalcanal.

Helcogramma rhinoceros, known commonly as the rhinocerus triplefin or the rhino threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by P.E. Hadley Hansen in 1986. This species is found throughout the Indo-Pacific from Thailand to Fiji and Tonga.

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Helcogramma vulcana, the volcano triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by John E. Randall and Eugenie Clark in 1993. This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from Bali to Gunung Api and Manuk in the Banda Sea.

Helcogramma ascensionis, the Ascension triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. it was described by Roger Lubbock in 1980. It has been recorded at depths of 0 to 5 metres in tidal pools and rocky reefs around the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension in the south eastern Atlantic Ocean.

References

  1. 1 2 Holleman, W. (2014). "Helcogramma larvata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T178984A1555688. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178984A1555688.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Helcogramma larvata" in FishBase . April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma larvata". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 26 May 2019.