Hawaiian blackhead triplefin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Enneapterygius |
Species: | E. atriceps
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Binomial name | |
Enneapterygius atriceps (
Jenkins, 1903)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The Hawaiian blackhead triplefin (Enneapterygius atriceps), also known as the Hawaiian triplefin in Hawaii, [2] is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. [2] It is a tropical blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean, from the Hawaiian Islands, French Frigate Shoals, Laysan Island, and Midway Atoll. [2] Blennies in this species swim at a depth range of 1–23 metres, and inhabit dead coral and rock.
It was originally described by O.P. Jenkins in 1903, [3] as a species of Tripterygion, but was reassigned to Enneapterygius by R. Fricke in 1997. [4]
The Hawaiian blackhead triplefin is considered part of the Enneapterygius hemimelas species group. It is considered a small or medium member of the group, [4] with males reaching a maximum length of 2.6 centimetres. [2] Males can be distinguished from females by their dark head colouring. [4]
Hawaiian blackhead triplefin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Enneapterygius |
Species: | E. atriceps
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Binomial name | |
Enneapterygius atriceps (
Jenkins, 1903)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The Hawaiian blackhead triplefin (Enneapterygius atriceps), also known as the Hawaiian triplefin in Hawaii, [2] is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. [2] It is a tropical blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean, from the Hawaiian Islands, French Frigate Shoals, Laysan Island, and Midway Atoll. [2] Blennies in this species swim at a depth range of 1–23 metres, and inhabit dead coral and rock.
It was originally described by O.P. Jenkins in 1903, [3] as a species of Tripterygion, but was reassigned to Enneapterygius by R. Fricke in 1997. [4]
The Hawaiian blackhead triplefin is considered part of the Enneapterygius hemimelas species group. It is considered a small or medium member of the group, [4] with males reaching a maximum length of 2.6 centimetres. [2] Males can be distinguished from females by their dark head colouring. [4]