RESEARCH ARTICLE
Helcogramma atauroensis,
a new species of triplefin from Ataśro Island, Timor-Leste,
eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae)
Ronald Fricke & Mark
V. Erdmann
Abstract
A new species of triplefin
blenny, Helcogramma atauroensis, from Timor-Leste
is described on the basis of eight specimens. The
new species is characterized within the H. steinitzi
species complex by having 14-15 second dorsal-fin
spines, 9-11 third dorsal-fin rays, one symphyseal
mandibular pore (total pores 9-11), the nape
without scales, 19-23 tubular pored lateral-line
scales, the head profile about 70 degrees to horizontal,
the first dorsal fin beginning above the preopercle,
the anal fin in male red without melanophores, the
female with six oblique bars, and a black pelvic fin
in males. Revised keys to the H. steinitzi
species complex and to all members of the genus in
the western Pacific Ocean and Indo-Australian Archipelago
are presented.
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CITATION:
Fricke, R. & Erdmann,
M.V. (2017) Helcogramma atauroensis, a new
species of triplefin from Ataúro Island, Timor-Leste,
eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae).
Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 26,
34-45.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.377034
publication date: 13 March
2017
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