Tropical Striped Triplefin

Q: Where can you find Tropical Striped Triplefin?

Tropical Striped Triplefin can be found in: Laccadive Islands, Lembeh Island, Mariana Islands, Malaysia East, Taiwan, Sulawesi Island, Australia North, Malaysia West, Vanuatu, China, Myanmar, Australia, India, Japan South, India East, India West, Thailand East, Thailand West, Indo-Pacific West, Australia East, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Chagos Islands, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Thailand.

Helcogramma striata

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Helcogramma striatum is a triplefin blenny of the genus Helcogramma, native from the central Indo-Pacific.

Other names: Striped Threefin or Neon Triplefin.

Description

The tropical striped triplefin is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 4 cm. The body is thin, more or less cylindrical section and relatively elongated, its mouth is terminal. The ventral side of this fish is whitish. The rest of its body is red with white stripes running the length of its body and it has also white spots between the eyes. The fins are translucent. Its eyes are relatively large and the iris is orange.

Distribution

The tropical striped triplefin is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific, from the eastern coast of India, Sri Lanka included, to the Philippines and from south Japan to Solomon Islands.

Habiitat

This triplefin occurs in clear waters with moderate current from the surface down to 30 meters depth. It is normally found perched on coral or other hard surfaces where it watches for drifting food. The tropical striped triplefin lives in small group and feeds on zooplankton.

The species is targeted but not thought to be threatened by the aquarium trade. It is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the UICN.