Helcogramma maldivensis

Helcogramma maldivensis is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma.[2] It was described by Ronald Fricke and John E. Randall in 1992.[3] This species has only been recorded from South Male Atoll in the Maldives where the only known specimens were found in a shallow lagoon with a maximum depth of 5 metres (16 ft) and a sandy bottom.[1]

Helcogramma maldivensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. maldivensis
Binomial name
Helcogramma maldivensis
Fricke & Randall, 1992

References

  1. Holleman, W. (2014). "Helcogramma maldivensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179018A1559917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179018A1559917.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Helcogramma maldivensis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma maldivensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2019.


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