Candystriped Triplefin

Helcogramma striata

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth6–18 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, September, and October
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

The tropical striped triplefin, also called the striped threefin or neon triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny that is native to the central Indo-Pacific.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Tropical striped triplefin”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 85 records
February: 34 records
March: 159 records
April: 109 records
May: 115 records
June: 84 records
July: 89 records
August: 95 records
September: 124 records
October: 119 records
November: 116 records
December: 73 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–18 m · Deepest record: 54.9 m

0–10 m: 63 records
10–20 m: 140 records
20–30 m: 16 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 18 records
26–28 °C: 54 records
28–30 °C: 190 records

Photos

(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Piotr Lukasik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Candystriped Triplefin, Lined Triplefin, Neon Triplefin, Striped Threefin, Striped Triplefin, Tropical Striped Triplefin

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Tatejimahebigimpo, タテジマヘビギンポ

Other scientific names: Helcogramma striatum, Helicogramma striata

Similar species

Red-eye Threefin
Helcogramma ellioti
Triangle Triplefin
Helcogramma inclinata
Whitespot Triplefin
Helcogramma albimacula
Neglected Triplefin
Helcogramma desa
Dusky-finned triplefin
Helcogramma fuscipectoris
Blackfin Triplefin
Helcogramma fuscopinna

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).
1,020 open-data records from 1958 to 2021.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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