Biology:Enneapterygius ventermaculus

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Enneapterygius ventermaculus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. ventermaculus
Binomial name
Enneapterygius ventermaculus
Holleman, 1982

Enneapterygius ventermaculus, the blotched triplefin or Pakistan triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by Wouter Holleman in 1982.[3]

Description

The blotched triplefins are about 4 cm long. The males have black heads and yellow fins. The bodies are patterned with black and white blotches. There are 14 to 16 dorsal spines with 8 to 10 soft dorsal rays. There is an anal spine and 17 to 20 anal soft rays.[2]

Distribution

The blotched triplefin is found in the Western Indian Ocean from the coast of Pakistan to the Durban region of South Africa .[2]

Biology

Little information is available in the literature about this particular species of triplefin blenny. There are several other species in the family that give hints to their likely behavior and life style. Triplefin blennies are small, large-eyed fish that live in shallow coastal waters around the world. They are residents of rocky shore communities [4]

Males are territorial and attract females to their home ranges. In two species, males have been observed to spawn parasitically on females in other males' territories [5] and it is possible this behavior will eventually be seen in the blotched triplefin as well.

References

  1. Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius ventermaculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T178958A1552597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178958A1552597.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178958/1552597. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius ventermaculus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Enneapterygius ventermaculus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=8626. 
  4. Gilligan, Matthew R. (1991). "Bergmann ecogeographic trends among triplefin blennies (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae) in the Gulf of California, Mexico". Environmental Biology of Fishes 31 (3): 301–305. doi:10.1007/BF00000695. 
  5. Neat, Francis C. (2001). ""Male Parasitic Spawning in Two Species of Triplefin Blenny (Tripterigiidae): Contrasts in Demography, Behaviour and Gonadal Characteristics"FC Neat". Environmental Biology of Fishes 61: 57–64. doi:10.1023/A:1011074716758. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3754728 entry