Helcogramma trigloides (Bleeker, 1858)

Chiang, Min-Chia & Chen, I-Shiung, 2012, A new species of the genus Helcogramma (Blenniiformes, Tripterygiidae) from Taiwan, ZooKeys 216, pp. 57-72 : 65

Helcogramma trigloides (Bleeker, 1858) Fig. 3e

Tripterygion trigloides Bleeker 1858: 234 (Type locality: Biliton Occidentalis, Indonesia).

Helcogramma trigloides : Fricke 1997: 489 (Neotype locality: Port Narevin, Erromango Island, Vanuatu).

Helcogramma trigloides : Hansen 1986: 351.

Material Examined for Description.

USNM 343890, Neotype, 33.3 mm SL, Port Narevin, Erromange Island, Vanuatu, 0-6 m depth, J. T. Williams et al., 28 May 1996.

Description.

D III, XIII, 9. A I, 18. Lateral line with 24 pored scales. Dentary pore pattern 3+3+3. Supraorbital cirrus small and semi-rounded. Nasal cirrus slender. First dorsal fin lower in height than second. Based on colour photo from Efate Island, Vanuatu by Jeffrey T. Williams. Body blackish green with indistinct black bars. Males with black mask on lower half of head below eye and a bluish white line extending from corner of mouth onto preopercle. Pectoral-fin base with yellow splotch and bluish white marks; a red blotch on lower base of pectoral fin and bases of ventralmost few rays. All fins dusky to black.

Distribution.

Although there are no specimens of this species in Taiwanese museums or other institutions, it has been recorded from the eastern shore of Taiwan (Fricke, 1997) and from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Palau New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu ( Hansen 1986; Fricke 1997).