Northern yellow-black triplefin explained

The northern yellow-black triplefin (Enneapterygius gracilis), also known as the northern Australian yellow-black triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by German Ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1994.[1] It is a tropical blenny, endemic to northern Australia, in the western Pacific and southeastern Indian Oceans.[2] It is a non-migratory species which dwells in shallow tidal pools on coralline rock and in seagrass, and has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 0-.[2] Male northern yellow-black triplefins can reach a maximum length of 2.8 centimetres (1.06 inches).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Fricke, R., 1994 [ref. 21827] Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae v. 24: i-ix + 1-585.
  2. http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&GenusSpecies=Enneapterygius_gracilis&SpecieConfigId=219920 Enneapterygius gracilis