Yellow triplefin
| Yellow triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. abeli
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| Enneapterygius abeli (Klausewitz, 1960)[2]
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The yellow triplefin (Enneapterygius abeli),[3]> also known as the Abel's triplefin in South Africa,[3] is a species of triplefin in the genus Enneapterygius.[3] Males in this species can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres.[3] The blennies are generally bright yellow in colour, and males have black heads.[3] They feed mostly on benthic invertebrates.[1]
In 1960, Wolfgang Klausewitz described the species, originally assigning it to the genus Tripterygion under "T. abeli".[4] It was later reassigned to Helcogramma, before being reassigned to Enneapterygius by W. Holleman in 2005.[5]
Distribution
The yellow triplefin is a tropical blenny found in coral reefs located in the western Indian Ocean; in the Red Sea, the East African coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros and St. Brandon Shoals.[3] Due to a lack of major threats to the species, and its wide distribution, the IUCN redlist ranked it as "Least Concern" in 2009.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Fricke, R.; McEachran, J. & Williams, J.T. (2010). "Enneapterygius abeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155237A4754338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155237A4754338.en.
- ^ "Species Enneapterygius abeli Klausewitz 1960". FishWisePro. 1960. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Enneapterygius abeli" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Klausewitz, W., 1960. "Fische aus dem Roten Meer. III. Tripterygion abeli n. sp. (Pisces, Blennioidea, Clinidae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 41 (1/2): 11–13.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Holleman, W. (2005). "A review of the triplefin fish genus Enneapterygius (Blennioidei: Tripterygidae) in the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of four new species". Smithiana. Bulletin 5: 1–25.
External links
- Yellow triplefin at World Register of Marine Species
- Yellow triplefin at ITIS
- Photos of Yellow triplefin on Sealife Collection
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