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Enneapterygius elegans

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Enneapterygius elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Enneapterygius elegans
(Peters, 1876)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tripterygium elegans Peters, 1876

Enneapterygius elegans, the hourglass triplefin (or elegant triplefin in the United Kingdom[2]), is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was originally described by Wilhelm Peters as a species of Tripterygium, in 1876,[3] but was reassigned to Enneapterygius by W. Holleman in 1986.[4] It is a tropical blenny known from reefs across the western central Indian to the central Pacific Ocean, and swims at a depth range of 0–12 metres.[2] Male hourglass triplefins can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.[2] The blenny gets its common name from an hourglass-shaped marking on its body.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179102A1569832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179102A1569832.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius elegans". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Peters, W. (C. H.) (1876). "Übersicht der von Hrn. Prof. Dr. K. Möbius in Mauritius und bei den Seychellen gesammelten Fische". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen]. 1876. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin: 435–447.
  4. ^ Holleman, W. (1986). "Tripterygiidae". In M.M. Smith; P.C. Heemstra (eds.). Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 755–758.
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