Helcogramma flammata, Tear triplefin

Helcogramma flammata Dewa, Muto & Motomura, 2025

Tear triplefin
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Helcogramma: Greek, helkos, -eos, -ous = ulcer, sore + Greek, gramma = letter, mark (Ref. 45335); flammata: Name 'flammata' from the Latin word meaning 'flammed', in allusion to the blaze-like orangish body color of the new species. A noun in apposition.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: Japan.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 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)
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Dewa, Y., N. Muto and H. Motomura, 2025. Helcogramma flammata, a new species of triplefin (Blenniiformes: Tripterygiidae) from southern Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 1-17. (Ref. 138119)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈