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Hooded triplefin (Helcogramma capidata)
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Hooded triplefin (Helcogramma capidata) specimen
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Tripterygiidae

Hooded triplefin

Helcogramma capidata

Sticky threads anchor eggs

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Hooded triplefin is a marine fish from Western Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 3.7 cm.

Maximum length
3.7 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: widespread on the Pacific Plate, also Indonesia to Fiji, Niue, and American Samoa.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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