Helcogramma chica
Little hooded triplefin
As recorded: Helcogramma chica Rosenblatt, 1960
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Tripterygiidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- November 27, 1968
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; between Bijire (=Biijiri; =Tilda) islet and Lojwa (=Rojoa; =Ursula) islet
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 7 m
- Identified by
- R. Fricke, April 19972 April →Roman Fricke →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 27, 1968, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 13 other specimens.
Centropyge flavissima
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Ctenochaetus binotatus
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Doryrhamphus excisus
Ichthyology
Gobiodon citrinus
Ichthyology
Halicampus grayi
Ichthyology
Halichoeres melanurus
Ichthyology
Halichoeres trimaculatus
Ichthyology
Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Ichthyology
Paragobiodon echinocephalus
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma polyacantha
Ichthyology
Scorpaenodes varipinnis
Ichthyology
Sunagocia otaitensis
Ichthyology
Trimma caesiura
Ichthyology
Helcogramma chica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-29.
2024-04-29
Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Maria Shaffer-Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-10-22
Rowley Shoals, WA, Australia
(c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-04-18
Wakatobi Reefs
(c) Wayne and Pam Osborn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-02-15
Tryon Island, Queensland, Australia
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2017-01-20
Chilcott Reef, Coral Sea
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2017-01-19
Chilcott Reef, Coral Sea
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Helcogramma chica. BPBM 8224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37091619. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8224.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37091619 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026