Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Tripterygiidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Enneapterygius | |
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The Yellownape tripplefin (Enneapterygius flavoccipitis), also known as the Northern bicoloured triplefin in Australia is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.
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enneapterygius flavoccipitis yellownape tripplefin
Etymology
The species was originally described by German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1994, as Enneapterygius 1994. It was later identified by Hoese et al. in 2006 as a synonym of E. flavoccipitis, described by S.C. Shen in 1994, less than 6 weeks prior to Fricke's description of E. bichrous.
Description
The yellownape tripplefin is described as a medium-sized species in the Enneapterygius flavoccipitis species group, which also includes the Black triplefin (E. niger) and William's triplefin (E. williamsi). Males can reach a maximum length of 2.7 centimetres (1.06 inches).
Distribution
The yellownape tripplefin inhabits coral reefs, coral reef lagoons, and intertidal rock pools in temperate waters in the western central Pacific Ocean, and has been described from the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the Philippines, Timor Sea, Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Indonesia. It has recorded swimming at a depth range of 0-22 metres (0-72.2 feet).