Yellownape tripplefin

Yellownape tripplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species: E. flavoccipitis
Binomial name
Enneapterygius flavoccipitis
Shen, 1994
Synonyms
  • Enneapterygius bichrous Fricke, 1994
  • Enneapterygius flavoccipitus Burgess, 1996

The Yellownape tripplefin (Enneapterygius flavoccipitis), also known as the Northern bicoloured triplefin in Australia[1] is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2]

Etymology

The species was originally described by German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1994, as Enneapterygius 1994.[3] It was later identified by Hoese et al. in 2006[4] as a synonym of E. flavoccipitis, described by S.C. Shen in 1994, less than 6 weeks prior to Fricke's description of E. bichrous.[5]

Description

The yellownape tripplefin is described as a medium-sized species in the Enneapterygius flavoccipitis species group, which also includes the Black triplefin (E. niger) and William's triplefin (E. williamsi).[6] Males can reach a maximum length of 2.7 centimetres (1.06 inches).[2]

Distribution

The yellownape tripplefin inhabits coral reefs, coral reef lagoons, and intertidal rock pools in temperate waters in the western central Pacific Ocean, and has been described from the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the Philippines, Timor Sea, Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Indonesia.[6] It has recorded swimming at a depth range of 0-22 metres (0-72.2 feet).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Common names for Enneapterygius flavoccipitis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Enneapterygius flavoccipitis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Fricke, R., 1994 Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae v. 24: i-ix + 1-585.
  4. ↑ Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen 2006 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178.
  5. ↑ Shen, S.-C., 1994 A revision of the tripterygiid fishes from coastal waters of Taiwan with descriptions of two new genera and five new species. Acta Zoologica Taiwanica v. 5 (no. 2): 1-32.
  6. 1 2 Page 199, The Byerley Turk: The Incredible Story of the World's First Thoroughbred by Jeremy James. Stackpole Books, 2005. ISBN 0811701557/ISBN 9780811701556
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