Helcogramma springeri

Hansen, 1986

Springer’s Triplefin

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Australia.

Size: 2 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits wave-swept reef margins and often seen on rock surfaces and under ledges and usually found at depths between 3 – 40 feet (1 – 12 m) where it feeds on benthic invertebrate/zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not purposely collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Blennioidei

Family: Tripteryglidae

Genus: Helcogramma

FYI: Shown here for identification only.