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Helcogramma ememes. a, holotype, SAIAB 70605, male, 28.9 mm SL, Ibo Island, Mozambique; b, mandibular pores. Helcogramma ememes sp. nov. Figs. 1 & 5, Plate 1 Holotype. SAIAB 70605, 28.9 mm SL male, Ibo Island, Mozambique (12°24' S, 40°34' E); collected by J. L. B. Smith, August, 1951.
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Fifteen species of the tripterygiid fish genus Helcogramma are recognised from the Western Indian Ocean (including Sri Lanka and the southeastern coast of India). Helcogramma shinglensis Lal Mohan is recognised as a valid species and four species are described as new: Helcogramm aalkamr , which is similar to H. chica Rosenblatt, is known from the C...
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... The compiled checklist by Rao (1991), at this time, presented 740 fishes. However, at the turn of the century, several new reports from this group of islands were published, including 16 species from these island's freshwater bodies (Nasser 1999, Nasser et al. 2002, Murty 2001, Anand and Pillai 2002, 2005, 2007, Sluka and Lazarus 2006, Ajithkumar et al. 2012, Aneeshkumar et al. 2012, Prabhakaran et al. 2013, 2013a, Randall and Bineesh 2014, Idreesbabu et al. 2014, Noushad et al. 2014, Barman et al. 2014, Joshi et al. 2011, Nair et al. 2014, Sahayak et al. 2014, Abdussamad et al. 2015, Aneeshkumar et al. 2015, Sirajudheen and Khan 2014. ...
... Remarks: The present record extends its distributional range further westward to Lakshadweep Islands. Holleman (2007) reviewed the genus Helcogramma and stated the occurrence of H. striata from Sri Lanka and eastwards. This species is closely similar to H. maldivensis Fricke and Randall, which has broken longitudinal stripes, naked nape, and lesser lateral scales (36-37). ...
Extensive studies on fish diversity in Lakshadweep waters began with Jones and Kumaran’s in 1964. Reports after these authors were sparse and sporadic until the turn of this century. Although recent reports have increased the tally, targeted studies are lacking, and there is a possibility of listing more species for this region. Studies on the diversity and abundance of fishes are due, given the atoll system undergoing rapid changes: structural decline due to several bleaching related coral mortality events, changes in the seagrass meadows, and the increase in fishing reef-associated species. These circumstances call for a revised checklist of fishes for this region, for the latest dates back to 1991. Thus, we present an inventory of ichthyofauna of Lakshadweep atolls based on published literature and incorporating 15 new species records identified through a rapid survey. The new species records for this region are presented here with the diagnostics of these species. The checklist shows 856 species of 432 genera, 43 orders, and 144 families known from these islands, including 16 freshwater forms. 49.3% of the contribution is from 14 fish families having > 15 species each, while the remainder 131 families contributed 52.5%, which have < 15 species. About 154 species belonging to 12 families are known to contribute to the commercial fisheries of these islands. The new records reported in this work for this region are found in the Maldives, and Sri Lanka proves the zoogeographical affinity of these two regions with the Lakshadweep archipelago.
... Helcogramma ellioti was described from Maharanepeta Beach, eastern coast of India (Herre 1944). This species has been reported from Cape Comorion, southern of India (Talwar & Sen 1971), Gujarat and Karachi, western of India (Holleman, 2007;Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003). There has been no confirmation record of presence of the Tripterygiidae representatives for the Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. ...
... Since the specimen from Ramin is deposited in alcohol, its morphological measurements are not compared by the other six specimens deposited in formalin. Specimens were recognized based on their morphological characters using the available identification keys (Herre 1944;Hansen 1986;Fricke 1994Fricke , 1997Holleman 2007). Counts and measurements follow Hansen (1986) and Fricke (1994Fricke ( , 1997. ...
... Male head dark brown on top with reddish above eye, black and blue below, blue and black ocellus on cheek, with narrow blue stripe from corner of mouth onto preopercle, body brownish grey with four vertical pale saddles; first dorsal fin blue anteriorly with an orange blotch on the second membrane; second and third dorsal fins are translucent with blackish basal and yellow and red oblique semi-bars on rays; pectoral base translucent with a brilliant blue blotch surrounded by orange; belly and pelvic-fin orange; caudal fin translucent with dark base (Fig. 2a). Preserved fish (Fig. 2b) was identified based on first description of H. ellioti and other major studies (Herre 1944;Hansen 1986;Holleman 2007). Live female much paler with four dark H-shaped bands; head yellow, orange on top and around the eyes, with scattered light green and brown pigments and very fine orange-brown spots below; fins translucent with black and yellow strips on rays (Fig. 2c). ...
First record of the Triplefin fish (Blenniiformes: Tripterygiidae), Helcogramma ellioti, is reported here based on six specimens collected from Chabahar, northern Gulf of Oman in February 2019. Identification was confirmed based on a series of morphological characters including, a minute supraorbital tentacle, 3-5 symphyseal mandibular pores, a numerous number of scales in lateral line (36-37) and a low number of total lateral scale rows (38-39). Specimens were found in coral reef areas at depths of 1-15m of the Gulf of Oman in the Indo-Pacific region. Compared to the other members of Helcogramma, H. ellioti is regarded as a medium to large body size species (25.0-57.0mm SL). Although several species of triplefin fishes have been reported from the Persian Gulf, but, it is the first record from Tripterygiidae for the Iranian waters of the Gulf of Oman.
... Helcogramma ascensionis Lubbock, 1980 Ascension triplefin References: Lubbock, 1980;Edwards & Glass, 1987a;Edwards, 1990, p. 113;Holleman, 2007. Remarks: Endemic to Ascension and St Helena Islands (Holleman, 2007). ...
... Helcogramma ascensionis Lubbock, 1980 Ascension triplefin References: Lubbock, 1980;Edwards & Glass, 1987a;Edwards, 1990, p. 113;Holleman, 2007. Remarks: Endemic to Ascension and St Helena Islands (Holleman, 2007). Cadenat & Marchal, 1963;Lubbock, 1980;Edwards & Glass, 1987a;Edwards, 1990, p. 114;Bingeman & Bingeman, 2005, p. 12. Two specimens deposited as ZSM 42244 and 42245. ...
... Finally and surprisingly, a small fraction of the Ascension (and St Helena) marine fauna is of Indian Ocean origin. In the Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-Pacific carangid Uraspis helvola is only known from Ascension and St Helena Islands (Edwards, 1990) and the endemic Helcogramma ascensionis is the only Atlantic member of this otherwise Indo-Pacific genus (Holleman, 2007). The link with the Indo-Pacific is confirmed by the presence on Ascension Island of the crab Percnon abbreviatum, not know from any other Atlantic locality (Manning & Chace, 1990). ...
The species Rhincodon typus, Alopias superciliosus, Isurus oxyrinchus, Carcharhinus obscurus, Galeocerdo cuvier, Sphyrna lewini, Hexanchus griseus, Manta birostris, Gymnothorax vicinus, Hippocampus sp., Epinephelus itajara, Cookeolus japonicus, Apogon pseudomaculatus, Phaeoptyx pigmentaria, Remora albescens, Caranx bartholomaei, Carangoides ruber, Decapterus tabl, Seriola dumerili, Thalassoma sanctaehelenae, Cryptotomus sp., Ruvettus pretiosus, Acanthocybium solandri, Auxis rochei, Auxis thazard, Euthynnus alletteratus, Katsuwonus pelamis, Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus obesus, Xiphias gladius, Istiophorus platypterus, Kajikia albida, Makaira nigricans, Tetrapturus pfluegeri, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, Schedophilus sp., Cantherhines macrocerus, Sphoeroides pachygaster and Diodon eydouxii are recorded for the first time from Ascension Island. We have recognized two previous records as identification errors and indicate 11 other records as doubtful. Including the 40 new records, we now list 173 fish species from Ascension Island, of which 133 might be considered ‘coastal fish species’. Eleven of these (8.3%) appear to be endemic to the island and a further 16 species (12%) appear to be shared endemics with St Helena Island.
... The triplefin genus Helcogramma McCulloch and Waite, 1918 is characterized by having a single lateral line, the first dorsal fin with three spines, the anal fin with a single spine, the pelvic fin with a single spine and two soft rays, and no scales on the head, pectoral-fin base, and ventral surface of the body (Hansen 1986;Fricke 1997;Holleman 2007). Species of Helcogramma are widely distributed in the tropical to temperate waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean (Hansen 1986;Fricke 1997). ...
... Subsequently, Fricke (1997) redescribed Helcogramma fuscipectoris as a valid species restricted to the western Pacific, and H. obtusirostre as a western Indian Ocean species. Mature males of H. fuscipectoris can be easily distinguished from H. obtusirostre by their usually having 14 second dorsal-fin spines (vs 12-13 in the latter species) and a pale reddish body except for the black pectoral-fin base (vs a dusky or blackish body except for a reddish area around the pectoral-fin base and abdomen) [data for H. obtusirostre from Holleman (2007) and this study]. (Fowler, 1946) [Standard Japanese name: Aya-hebigimpo] (Figs 5E-F, 6C; Table 2) Enneapterygius inclinatus Fowler, 1946: 191, fig. ...
... Distribution. Helcogramma striata is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, where it ranges from Japan to Australia and from the Andaman Sea to Fiji and the Line Islands (Hansen 1986;Fricke 1997;Holleman 2007). In Japan, this species occurs from Shizuoka Prefecture to the Ryukyu Islands, where it was collected from Take-shima, Iou-jima, Yaku-shima, Nakano-shima, Amami-oshima, Ie-jima, and Tokashiki-jima islands during the present study and had been recorded previously from Nakano-shima (Sakai et al. 2005), Okinawa-jima (Hansen 1986), Miyako-jima (Senou et al. 2007), and Iriomote-jima (Aizawa 1997) islands. ...
Helcogramma ishigakiensis (Aoyagi, 1954), originally described as Lepidoblennius marmoratus ishigakiensis from the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, and subsequently regarded as a junior synonym of Helcogramma inclinata (Fowler, 1946), is redescribed here as a valid species. Helcogramma ishigakiensis is characterized by the following combination of characters: 13-15 (modally 14) second dorsal-fin spines; 28-39 pored lateral-line scales; 4-5 + 1+4-6 (typically 4+1+4) mandibular pores; anterior nostril tentacle unbranched; orbital tentacle simple; nape without scales; and bases of dorsal fins and entire caudal fin reddish in mature male. A synopsis of the other species of Helcogramma occurring in the Ryukyu Islands and a key to the Ryukyu species of the genus are provided.
... The sister species of Sparisoma strigatum is the eastern Atlantic Sparisoma cretense (Robertson et al., 2006). Tripterygiidae Helcogramma ascensionis Lubbock, 1980 Ascension triplefin References: Lubbock, 1980; Edwards & Glass, 1987a; Edwards, 1990, p. 113; Holleman, 2007. Remarks: Endemic to Ascension and St Helena Islands (Holleman, 2007). ...
... Finally and surprisingly, a small fraction of the Ascension (and St Helena) marine fauna is of Indian Ocean origin. In the Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-Pacific carangid Uraspis helvola is only known from Ascension and St Helena Islands (Edwards, 1990) and the endemic Helcogramma ascensionis is the only Atlantic member of this otherwise Indo-Pacific genus (Holleman, 2007 ). The link with the Indo-Pacific is confirmed by the presence on Ascension Island of the crab Percnon abbreviatum, not know from any other Atlantic locality (Manning & Chace, 1990). ...
A checklist of the fishes of Ascension Island is presented. The species Rhincodon typus, Alopias superciliosus, Isurus oxyrinchus, Carcharhinus obscurus, Galeocerdo cuvier, Sphyrna lewini, Hexanchus griseus, Manta birostris, Gymnothorax vicinus, Hippocampus sp., Epinephelus itajara, Cookeolus japonicus, Apogon pseudomaculatus, Phaeoptyx pigmentaria, Remora albescens, Caranx bartholomaei, Carangoides ruber, Decapterus tabl, Seriola dumerili, Thalassoma sanctaehelenae, Cryptotomus sp., Ruvettus pretiosus, Acanthocybium solandri, Auxis rochei, Auxis thazard, Euthynnus alletteratus, Katsuwonus pelamis, Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus obesus, Xiphias gladius, Istiophorus platypterus, Kajikia albida, Makaira nigricans, Tetrapturus pfluegeri, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, Schedophilus sp., Cantherhines macrocerus, Sphoeroides pachygaster and Diodon eydouxii are recorded for the first time from Ascension Island. We have recognized two previous records as identification errors and indicate 11 other records as doubtful. Including the 40 new records, we now list 173 fish species from Ascension Island, of which 133 might be considered ‘coastal fish species’. Eleven of these (8.3%) appear to be endemic to the island and a further 16 species (12%) appear to be shared endemics with St Helena Island.
... Species of the genus Helcogramma share the following characters: lateral line with 12-37 pored scales, curving ventrally from the posttemporal to mid-body and extending to below the second or third dorsal fin or onto caudal peduncle; spine of anal fin usually less than half the length of first ray; the two segmented rays of pelvic fin sometimes joined by membrane for part of their length; dentary canals with 1-7 pores at the symphysis and 2-10 on either side; supraorbital cirrus simple to palmate or absent; nasal cirrus simple to palmate. Body with ctenoid scales; nape usually naked, rarely with a few scales; head, abdomen and pectoral-fin base always naked (Hansen 1986; Shen and Wu 1994; Fricke 1997; Holleman 2007). Fishes of Helcogramma are widely distributed through the Indo-West Pacific and southeastern Atlantic. ...
... This genus comprises 37 valid species (not including Helcogramma sp. listed in Fricke 2009), of which 13 species were described in the past ten years (Williams and Howe 2003; Holleman 2006 Holleman , 2007). There are at least seven nominal species of Helcogramma that have been recorded from Taiwan (Holleman 1982; Hansen 1986; Williams and McCormick 1990; Shen and Wu 1994; Fricke 1997) inclulding: H. fuscipectoris (Fowler, 1946), H. fuscopinna (Holleman, 1982), H. habena (Williams & McCormick, 1990), H. inclinata (Fowler, 1946 ), H. obtusirostre (Klunzinger, 1871), H. striata Hansen (1986), and H. trigloides (Bleeker, 1858). ...
... Helcogramma fuscipectoris specimens collected from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and Taiwan were considered by Hansen (1986) to be a junior synonym of H. obtusirostre. However, the Japanese H. fuscipectoris was classified by Fricke (1997) as a different species from H. obtusirostre, which occurs only in the Red Sea and Oman (Holleman 2007). Some Taiwanese specimens identified by Holleman (1982) and Hansen (1986) as H. fuscopinna were determined to represent a distinct species and were described by Williams and McCormick (1990) as H. habena. ...
A new species of triplefin fish (Blenniiformes: Tripterygiidae), Helcogramma williamsi, is described from six specimens collected from southern Taiwan. This species is well distinguished from its congeners by possessing 13 second dorsal-fin spines; third dorsal-fin rays modally 11; anal-fin rays modally 19; pored scales in lateral line 22-24; dentary pore pattern modally 5+1+5; lobate supraorbital cirrus; broad, serrated or palmate nasal cirrus; first dorsal fin lower in height than second; males with yellow mark extending from anterior tip of upper lip to anterior margin of eye and a whitish blue line extending from corner of mouth onto preopercle. Comparisons and a diagnostic key are provided for the species of Helcogramma now known from Taiwan: Helcogramma fuscipectoris, Helcogramma inclinata, Helcogramma striata, Helcogramma trigloides, and the newly recorded, Helcogramma rhinoceros.
... Table 1 gives a summary of selected characters of the species that occur in the Red Sea, Fig. 1 shows localities referred to, and Fig. 2 shows the dentary pore patterns of the species of Enneapterygius. All data taken from Holleman 1991Holleman , 2005Holleman & 2007Clark 1980: 101 (Enneapterygius n. sp. 1) records upper and lower 5 rays unbranched. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enneapterygius clarkae 5b. ...
... Helcogramma obtusirostre: Clark, 1980Holleman in: Smith & Heemstra, 1986: 757;Randall, 1995: 309, fig. 872;Holleman, 2007: 68, Fig. 1 & 10, Pl. 2. Helcogramma obtusirostris: Hansen, 1986. Helcogramma trigloides (non Bleeker): Marshall, 1952: 242 (Gulf of Aqaba). ...
The fishes of the blennioid family Tripterygiidae of the Red Sea are reviewed. Twelve species are recognised: Norfolkia brachylepis, Helcogramma obtusirostris, H. steinitzi and nine species of Enneapterygius. Enneapterygius qirmiz sp. nov. is described for a species originally described, but not named, by Clark (1980), of which the specimens on which she had based her description had become lost. Clark’s (1980) Enneapterygius altipinnis is re-instated as a valid species, and its inclusion as one of a complex of several species is discussed. Enneapterygius ventermaculus reported as first record for
the Red Sea. Detailed colour descriptions are given for all species, including their colour underwater where possible, as many of the species are cryptic and difficult to identify.
... Fish for laboratory work in Tübingen were obtained from the sustainable aquarium trade and kept in accordance with German animal care legislation. Species were identified using standard [20] and specialised [28][29][30] literature. ...
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Intertidal fishes are found in large numbers and play an important role in their ecosystems, but knowledge of their ecology is still very limited in many tropical regions. Within this context, data from intertidal fishes in Mauritius were compiled from different sources and intertidal resident species were examined in Mauritian tidepools. A total of 292 fish species occurring in Mauritius were reported from intertidal habitats, of which 62 species represent permanent intertidal residents. The species number in the studied pools increased, not only with the proportion of stones and rock covering the pool bottom, but also with pool facilities, for example, the supply of boulders and a high coverage of macro-algae. All examined pools were dominated by two species, Bathygobius coalitus and Istiblennius edentulus. Their abundance increased with decreasing pool size, peaking in pools with a surface area between 1-2 m during the lowest level of ebb tide. This 'overcrowding effect' may be linked to the absence of predators in these very small pools. The comparison of present data with results of a survey made in the same area in 1995 suggested a decrease of resident species occurred during the last decades, probably linked to human influences, such as eutrophication and water pollution.
A check-list of the fishes of St Helena Island is presented. The following species are recorded for the first time from St. Helena Island: Rhincodon typus, Mobula tarapacana, Muraena melanotis, Caranx latus, Seriola rivoliana, Balistes capriscus, Lutjanus jocu, Centropyge aurantonotus, Acanthurus coeruleus, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, Tetrapturus pfluegeri, Coelorinchus geronimo, Pentaceros richardsoni, Gephyroberyx darwinii, Brotula cf multibarbata, Poromitra crassiceps, Echiostoma barbatum, Malacosteus niger, Pachystomias microdon. Including these nineteen new records there are 189 fish species currently known from St Helena. Three of them appear to be undescribed. Eight species and two subspecies are currently considered endemic to St. Helena Island.
