Blackthroat Triplefin

Enneapterygius atrogulare

Tripterygiid Fish from Australian Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Enneapterygius atrogulare is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. Although it is known as the blackthroat triplefin in the United Kingdom, it is also known as the ring-scale triplefin, black triplefin, eastern white-barred threefin, ringed triplefin, eastern Australian blackhead triplefin or the saddled triplefin in Australia. It is a subtropical, non-migratory blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, around Australia and Tonga.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Maximum length: 5.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: northern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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