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Enneapterygius elegans (Elegant Triplefin; Hourglass triplefin)

Synonyms: Tripterygium elegans
Language: Afrikaans; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The Hourglass triplefin (Enneapterygius elegans) (also known as the Elegant triplefin in the United Kingdom) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was originally described by W.C.H. Peters as a species of Tripterygium, in 1876, but was reassigned to Enneapterygius by W. Holleman in 1986. It is a tropical blenny known from reefs across the western central Indian to the central Pacific Ocean, and swims at a depth range of 0-12 metres. Male hourglass triplefins can reach a maximum length of 4 centimetres. The blenny gets its common name from an hourglass-shaped marking on its body.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0