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Yelloweye Triplefin

Enneapterygius flavoccipitis

Also known as: Northern Bi-coloured Triplefin, Threefin, Threefin Blenny, Triplefin, Two-colour Threefin, Yellownape Triplefin

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
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Adult
@waterworx · Own home, Cook Islands · September 20121 / 1
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, over coral and rocks of shallow lagoons, inner and outer reefs and in tide-pools.

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

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotchesspotsstripes
Head & Mouth
yellow eye
Behaviour
pairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, over coral and rocks of shallow lagoons, inner and outer reefs and in tide-pools.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyTripterygiidae
    6. genusEnneapterygius
    7. speciesEnneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen, 1994

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