Biology:Enneapterygius namarrgon

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Enneapterygius namarrgon
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. namarrgon
Binomial name
Enneapterygius namarrgon
Fricke, 1997

Enneapterygius namarrgon, the lightning man triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by the German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1997.[3] The specific name refers to Namarrgon, the Lightning man who makes lightning appear and creates roars of thunder in storms, a mythical figure in western Arnhem Land, as does the common name.[4] This species is endemic to the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The IUCN classifies this species as Endangered because it has a small range and is threatened by mining for bauxite.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fricke, R.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J.T. (2010). "Enneapterygius namarrgon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154700A4610380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154700A4610380.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154700/4610380. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius namarrgon" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Enneapterygius namarrgon". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=64798. 
  4. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 January 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes1/. Retrieved 18 May 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2532996 entry