Halfblack triplefin

The halfblack triplefin (Enneapterygius hemimelas), also known as the half-black triplefin, blackbelly triplefin, or the green-tail threefin,[2] is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was originally described by R. Kner and F. Steindachner in 1867.[3] It is a non-migratory tropical blenny known from coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, and has been described from the Ryukyu Islands to eastern Australia.[2] It has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 0–30 metres (0-98.4 feet).[2][4]

Halfblack triplefin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. hemimelas
Binomial name
Enneapterygius hemimelas
(Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tripterygium hemimelas Kner & Steindachner, 1867
  • Tripterygion hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
  • Enneapterygius fuligicauda Fowler, 1946
  • Tripterygion fuligicauda (Fowler, 1946)
  • Enneapterygius macrobrachium Fowler, 1946
  • Tripterygion macrobrachium (Fowler, 1946)

The halfblack triplefin is described as a "relatively large" member of the Enneapterygius hemimelas species group.[5]

References
  1. Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius hemimelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179112A1571265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179112A1571265.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Enneapterygius hemimelas" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Kner, R. & F. Steindachner (1867). "Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Joh. C. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 54 (pt 3): 356–395.
  4. Enneapterygius hemimelas at www.fishwise.co.za.
  5. Fricke, R., 1994 [ref. 21827] Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae v. 24: i-ix + 1-585.
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