Helcogramma obtusirostris
| Hotlips triplefin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| 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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