- Northern bicoloured triplefin
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Northern bicoloured triplefin Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Tripterygiidae Genus: Enneapterygius Species: E. bichrous Binomial name Enneapterygius bichrous
Fricke, 1994Enneapterygius bichrous, known commonly as the Northern bicoloured triplefin in Australia,[1] is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994.[3] It is a tropical blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and swims at depths ranging from 0-22 metres. It has been described from northern Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, and Papua New Guinea.[2] Males can reach a maximum length of 2.7 centimetres.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Enneapterygius bichrous at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Enneapterygius bichrous at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Enneapterygius bichrous at World Register of Marine Species
Categories:- Tripterygiidae
- Animals described in 1994
- Fish of Australia
- Fish of Indonesia
- Fish of New Caledonia
- Fish of Papua New Guinea
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