Tiny threefin
| Tiny threefin | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. fasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius fasciatus (Weber 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Enneapterygius fasciatus, known commonly as the Tiny threefin[1] or the Banded triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was originally described by Weber in 1909, under the name Tripterygium fasciatum,[3] which was later renamed Tripterygion fasciatum.[4] It is a tropical blenny found in coral reefs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, and has been described from East Africa to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Taiwan.[2] E. fasciatus has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 1-25 metres (3.3-82 ft).[2] Male E. fasciatus can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Enneapterygius fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Enneapterygius fasciatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Weber, M., 1909 [ref. 4600] See ref. at BHL Diagnosen neuer Fische der Siboga-Expedition. Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4): 143-169.
- ↑ Synonyms of Enneapterygius fasciatum at www.fishbase.org.
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