Yellow triplefin (Enneapterygius abeli)

Scientific name: Enneapterygius abeli Klausewitz, 1960

Yellow triplefin (Enneapterygius abeli)

The Yellow triplefin (Enneapterygius abeli) is a marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Bright yellow in color; males with black head and nape.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Enneapterygius abeli
Family
Tripterygiidae (Threefin blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, along East African coast to southern Kwazulu-Natal, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros and St. Brandon Shoals; not recorded in Gulf of Oman.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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