Biology:Enneapterygius fasciatus

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Enneapterygius fasciatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. fasciatus
Binomial name
Enneapterygius fasciatus
(Weber, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tripterygium fasciatum Weber, 1909
  • Tripterygion fasciatum (Weber, 1909)

Enneapterygius fasciatus, known commonly as the tiny threefin[2] 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.[2] 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

  1. Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T179002A1557941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179002A1557941.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179002/1557941. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius fasciatus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Weber, M. (1909). "Diagnosen neuer Fische der Siboga-Expedition". Notes from the Leyden Museum 31 (note 4): 143–169. 

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