''Enneapterygius clarkae'', the barred triplefin, is a species of
threefin blenny
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blenniiforms, small percomorph marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains about 150 species in 30 genera. Th ...
in the genus ''
Enneapterygius
''Enneapterygius'' is a genus of fish in the family Tripterygiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 63 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Enneapterygius abeli'' ( Klausewitz, 1960) (Yellow triplefin)
* '' E ...
''.
It was described by Wouter Holleman in 1982, and was given its species epithet in honour of
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
ichthyologist
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...
Eugenie Clark (1922-2015)
It is a
tropical blenny known from the
Indian Ocean, and has been described from the
Red Sea to
Natal, South Africa.
Male barred triplefins can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres.
References
External links
''Enneapterygius clarkae''at
Encyclopedia of Life
''Enneapterygius clarkae''at
World Register of Marine Species
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clarkae
Fish of the Red Sea
Taxa named by Wouter Holleman
Fish described in 1982