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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Helcogramma: Greek, helkos, -eos, -ous = ulcer, sore + Greek, gramma = letter, mark (Ref. 45335); lacuna: The specific epithet is from the Latin lacuna meaning cavity, cavern, or hollow. The name refers to holes in the rocky reefs inhabited by all members of the fuscopinna complex and is treated as Noun in apposition.

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 7 m (Ref. 52308). Tropical, preferred ?

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand, in the Andaman Sea. This is the only species of the fuscospinna species complex occurring in the Eastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 52308).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 20; Vertebrae: 37.

Adults inhabit sand channels in patch reefs (Ref. 90102). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).

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Williams, J.T. and J.C. Howe, 2003. Seven new species of the triplefin fish genus Helcogramma (Tripterygiidae) from the Indo-Pacific. J. Ichthyol. Aqua. Biol. 7(4):151-176. (Ref. 52308)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Helcogramma lacuna Williams & Howe, 2003