Home > Fishes > Blennies > Triplefins

Updated 3/31/2020

Family Tripterygiidae

Triplefin Blennies

Triplefins are similar in appearance to Gobies and Blennies but have three dorsal fins and the mouth tapers to a point.  Common but not easily spotted due to their small size, they consume algae and small invertebrates.  One endemic species in Hawai`i.

 

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Enneapterygius atriceps 

HAWAIIAN TRIPLEFIN

 

   Enneapterygius atriceps 

HAWAIIAN TRIPLEFIN, Male

 

INDO-PACIFIC

Helcogramma chica

LITTLE HOODED TRIPLEFIN

 

 Helcogramma striata

STRIPED TRIPLEFIN
Helcogramma sp.

TRIPLEFIN

 

  

JAPAN

Enneapterygius etheostomus

ASIAN TRIPLEFIN     Hebiginpo

 

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Enneactes carminalis

CARMINE TRIPLEFIN

 

 Crocodilichthys gracilis

LIZARD TRIPLEFIN