Helcogrammoides cunninghami

Tripterygiidae
Cunninghams Triplefin, Cunningham's Triplefin
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Los Lagos, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Los Lagos, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Los Lagos, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Los Lagos, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Los Lagos, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Helcogrammoides cunninghami, Los Lagos, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate South America
Description
Mottled red-brown body with alternating dark and light saddles on back, and a broad dark band on tail base bordered by narrow white bands. First dorsal fin opaque with red-brown spots, and elongated first spine. Pectoral fins with white spots. Inhabits rocky reefs where it sits down on the rocks.
Information
  • Max Size: 5 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 8.3-19.4°C
  • Depth: 0-10m
  • Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Widespread (91% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (20 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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