Maldives Triplefin
Helcogramma maldivensis
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: no rights reserved, uploaded by Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
About this species
Helcogramma maldivensis is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Ronald Fricke and John E. Randall in 1992. This species has only been recorded from the South part of the 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Darren Obbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Maldives Triplefin
Other scientific names: Helcogramma maldivense
Similar species
Black-throated ThreefinHelcogramma decurrens
Candystriped TriplefinHelcogramma striata
Red-eye ThreefinHelcogramma ellioti
Triangle TriplefinHelcogramma inclinata
HotlipsHelcogramma rharhabe
- Whitespot Triplefin
Helcogramma albimacula
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 28 open-data records from 1988 to 1988.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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