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Pygmy Triplefin

Enneapterygius nanus

Also known as: Pygmy Threefin, Pygmy Threefin Blenny, Threefin, Threefin Blenny, Triplefin

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
Adult
@perigor2000 · Komodo, Indonesia · November 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found over shallow, inshore, wave swept reef crests, slopes, and in tide-pools, of lagoons and coastal reefs, rich in algae growth.

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 · Pacific Ocean
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Found over shallow, inshore, wave swept reef crests, slopes, and in tide-pools, of lagoons and coastal reefs, rich in algae growth.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyTripterygiidae
    6. genusEnneapterygius
    7. speciesEnneapterygius nanus (Schultz, 1960)

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    More in the family

    Triplefin Blennies (Tripterygiidae)