Hotlips triplefin

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iHotlips triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Blennioidei Family: Tripterygiidae Genus: Helcogramma Species: H. obtusirostre
Binomial name
Helcogramma obtusirostre (Klunzinger, 1871)

The hotlips triplefin, Helcogramma obtusirostre, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae, found in the indo-West Pacific oceans, from the Red Sea south to Transkei, 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".

The hotlips triplefin has reddish-brown blotches on the body, with males having a brilliant blue and black throat. It occurs in tidal pools and shallow subtidal areas up to 30 m.

[edit] References

• "Helcoramma obtusirostre". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
• 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