Redhead Triplefin

Acanthanectes rufus

Red headed fish recorded around Tsitsikamma and Cape Recife

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Acanthanectes rufus is a species of triplefin blenny. It was described by Holleman and Buxton, in 1993. It has been recorded from Tsitsikamma National Park to Cape Recife in South Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Acanthanectes
Maximum length: 3.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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