The black-throated triplefin (Helcogramma decurrens) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1918. This species occurs along the western and southern coasts of Australia where it is found down to depths of 13 metres (43 ft) in both the intertidal and subtidal zones where it hides among algae growing on rocky substrates.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Blackthroat Threefin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Enneapterygius rufopileus
- Trinorfolkia clarkei
- Enneapterygius atrogulare
- Enneapterygius atriceps
- Tripterygion delaisi
- Tripterygion tartessicum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Tripterygiidae
- Genus
- Helcogramma
- Species
- Helcogramma decurrens
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