Blacktail triplefin (Enneapterygius nigricauda)

Scientific name: Enneapterygius nigricauda Fricke, 1997

Blacktail triplefin (Enneapterygius nigricauda)

The Blacktail triplefin (Enneapterygius nigricauda) is a marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Enneapterygius nigricauda
Family
Tripterygiidae (Threefin blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.9
Depth range
0–11 m (0–36 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 11 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Taiwan, Philippines, Vanuatu, Tonga, American Samoa, Society Islands, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Howland Island, Wake Island, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Guam, and Boni Islands (Japan).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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