Yellow triplefin
| Yellow triplefin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. abeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius abeli (Klausewitz, 1960) | |
| Synonyms | |
The Yellow triplefin (Enneapterygius abeli),[2] also known as the Abel's triplefin in South Africa,[3] is a species of triplefin in the genus Enneapterygius.[4] Males in this species can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres.[4] The blennies are generally bright yellow in colour, and males have black heads.[4] They feed mostly on benthic invertebrates.[5]
In 1960, W. Klausewitz described the species, originally assigning it to the genus Tripterygion under "T. abeli".[6] It was later reassigned to Helcogramma, before being reassigned to Enneapterygius by W. Holleman in 2005.[7]
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.[4] Due to a lack of major threats to the species, and its wide distribution, the IUCN redlist ranked it as "Least Concern" in 2009.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Enneapterygius abeli at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Enneapterygius abeli at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Enneapterygius abeli at www.fishwise.co.za.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Yellow triplefin at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Enneapterygius abeli at the IUCN redlist.
- ↑ Klausewitz, W., 1960 (30 Apr.) [ref. 11926] Fische aus dem Roten Meer. III. Tripterygion abeli n. sp. (Pisces, Blennioidea, Clinidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 41 (nos. 1/2): 11-13.
- ↑ 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, Bull. 5:1-25.