Helcogramma obtusirostris
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| Helcogramma obtusirostris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Helcogramma |
| Species: | H. obtusirostris
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| Helcogramma obtusirostris (Klunzinger, 1871)
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Tripterygion obtusirostre Klunzinger, 1871 | |
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,[2] but only 4 cm according to "Two Oceans".[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Holleman, W. (2014). "Helcogramma obtusirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178981A1555295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178981A1555295.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Helcogramma obtusirostris" in FishBase. April 2018 version.
- ^ G M Branch; C L Griffiths; M L Branch & L E Beckley (1994). Two Oceans, A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. David Philip Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Claremont, South Africa. ISBN 0-86486-250-4.
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