Description

Dorsal spines (total): 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Tripterygiidae

Genus: Helcogramma

Species: Helcogramma chica Rosenblatt, 1960

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults inhabit surge zones of exposed reefs (Ref. 1602), on rock surfaces and under ledges (Ref. 13227). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).

Habitat

associated