Enneapterygius elegans, the hourglass triplefin (or elegant triplefin in the United Kingdom[2]), is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was originally described by Wilhelm Peters as a species of Tripterygium, in 1876,[3] but was reassigned to Enneapterygius by W. Holleman in 1986.[4] It is a tropical blenny known from reefs across the western central Indian to the central Pacific Ocean, and swims at a depth range of 0–12 metres.[2] Male hourglass triplefins can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres.[2] The blenny gets its common name from an hourglass-shaped marking on its body.[2]
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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. elegans
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| Enneapterygius elegans (Peters, 1876)
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References
edit- ^ Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179102A1569832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179102A1569832.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius elegans". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Peters, W. (C. H.) (1876). "Übersicht der von Hrn. Prof. Dr. K. Möbius in Mauritius und bei den Seychellen gesammelten Fische". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preuss[ischen]. 1876. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin: 435–447.
- ^ Holleman, W. (1986). "Tripterygiidae". In M.M. Smith; P.C. Heemstra (eds.). Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 755–758.
External links
edit- Enneapterygius elegans at www.fishwise.co.za
- Enneapterygius elegans at World Register of Marine Species
- Enneapterygius elegans at Encyclopedia of Life
- Enneapterygius elegans at ITIS