The northern yellow-black triplefin (Enneapterygius gracilis), also known as the northern Australian yellow-black triplefin,[2] is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[3] It was described by German Ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1994.[4] It is a tropical blenny, endemic to northern Australia, in the western Pacific and southeastern Indian Oceans.[3][2] It is a non-migratory species which dwells in shallow tidal pools on coralline rock and in seagrass, and has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 0–15 m (0–50 ft).[3][2] Male northern yellow-black triplefins can reach a maximum length of 2.8 centimetres (1.06 inches).[3][2]
| Northern yellow-black 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. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius gracilis Fricke, 1994
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References
edit- ^ Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179057A1564591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179057A1564591.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Enneapterygius gracilis at www.fishwise.co.za.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius gracilis". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ 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.