Japan has a New Species of Deepwater Triplefin

Enneapterygius velatus is a new species of triplefin recently described from Japan. Coming from the deep waters of the Ryukyu Islands, the holotypes for this new fish was collected at 55 meters (180 feet) deep but it has been photographed…

Helcogramma atauroensis, A Gorgeous New Species Of Triplefin

Helcogramma atauroensis is a new species of triplefin from Timor Leste, in the far eastern Indian Ocean. Triplefins are distantly related to the more common blennies with an elongated body and propensity to perch on rocks and the reef.  The…

Enneapterygius niue, a Colorful New Species of Triplefin from the Pacific Ocean

Enneapterygius niue is a colorful species of triplefin that was just described by Ronal Fricke and Mark Erdmann. Known from just three specimens collected in Niue and Samoa, this new triplefin species is quite the looker.  With a candy-cane colored…