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Helcogramma flammata Dewa, Muto & Motomura, 2025 Tear triplefin |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies), subfamily: Tripterygiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.37 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 20-20. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 10-12 (modally 11) third dorsal-fin rays; 22-25 (24) pored lateral-line scales; 36-40 (38) scale rows in longitudinal series; six suborbital sensory pores; mandibular pore formula usually 4 + 1 + 4; orbital tentacle extremely short, unbranched, its length less than half nasal tentacle length; body bright orange in nuptial males; lips, cheek and pectoral-fin base black in nuptial males; blue stripe extending from lower margin of orbit through opercle, interrupted by pre-opercular margin in nuptial males; pectoral fin reddish with black triangular pigmentation basally in nuptial males; second dorsal fin plain white with reddish spines in both sexes; body yellow with distinct brownish vertical bands in pale males and females; and absence of reddish blotches between each band on lateral body surface in pale males and females (Ref. 138119) | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||