Helcogramma obtusirostris

Hotlips triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Tripterygiidae
Genus:Helcogramma
Species: H. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Helcogramma obtusirostris
(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 45 cm according to FishBase, but only 4 cm according to "Two Oceans".

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Helcoramma obtusirostre" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
  • G M Branch, C L Griffiths, M L Branch, & L E Beckley, Two Oceans, A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa, (David Philip Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Claremont, South Africa 1994) ISBN 0-86486-250-4


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