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Bony fish

Lofty Triplefin

Enneanectes altivelis

Also known as: - No other name

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2025
Juvenile
@Mike · Little Cayman Beach Resort, Cayman Islands · November 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, resting on coral heads and sponges, over shallow, clear water, rocky shores, of coral reefs.

These Blenny related fish have three fins which gives them the their name "Triplefins"

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found singly, resting on coral heads and sponges, over shallow, clear water, rocky shores, of coral reefs.

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Juvenile photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyTripterygiidae
    6. genusEnneanectes
    7. speciesEnneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960

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    More in the family

    Triplefin Blennies (Tripterygiidae)