Family : Tripterygiidae (Threefin blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Red-finned triplefin
Fish Name : Helcogramma gymnauchen
Max size : 4.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 1 - 8 m
Climate : temperate
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northern Australia. It appears to be restricted to these areas. Occurrence in southern Japan (Ref. 559) is a misidentification and refers to Helcogramma hudsoni.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Lives on reef's surface, often in weedy areas, and on algal-covered rocks or on rubble. Feeds on tiny invertebrates and algae
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Fricke, Ronald
Main Ref : Fricke, R.. 1994. (Ref. 13227)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses