| Axoclinus nigricaudus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Axoclinus |
| Species: | A. nigricaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Axoclinus nigricaudus | |
Axoclinus nigricaudus, known commonly as the Cortez triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. [2] It occurs in the eastern Pacific in the western and north-eastern Gulf of California. [1]
Axoclinus is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. This genus has sex described species. It is restricted to the eastern tropical Pacific.
The bullhead triplefin is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Trianectes
The black-tailed gerbil is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.
Apopterygion alta, known commonly as the tasselled triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. It is endemic to the waters off south-eastern Australia from northern Tasmania to Port Phillip in Victoria. It is normally observed on yellow sponges.
Axoclinus cocoensis, known commonly as the Cocos triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. It is found only on shallow reefs around Cocos Island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, part of Costa Rica.
Axoclinus lucillae, known commonly as the Panama triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. They occur in the eastern Pacific in shallow rocky and coral areas as deep as 20 metres (66 ft) from Mexico to Colombia. The specific name honours Louise “Lulu” Miriam Parsons (1912–2013), the first wife of George Washington Vanderbilt III, although the eponym is more suggestive that the species is named after their daughter, Lucille Margaret Vanderbilt.
Axoclinus multicinctus, known commonly as the multibarred triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. This species is endemic to the eastern Pacificwhere it is known to occur only from the Revillagigedo Islands of Socorro and San Benedicto.
Axoclinus rubinoffi, known commonly as Rubinoff's triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. This species is endemic to Malpelo Island in the eastern Pacific off Colombia. The specific name of this fish honours the American marine biologist Ira Rubinoff, Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Ceratobregma helenae, known commonly as the Helen's triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. It has an Indo-Pacific distribution from Christmas Island to Samoa, north to Taiwan and south to south eastern Australia. The species is named after Wouter Holleman's wife, Helen.
Enneanectes carminalis, known commonlfix small tagy as the carmine triplefin or the delicate triplefin in Mexico and the United Kingdom, is a species of triplefin blenny. It is a tropical blenny known from reefs from Mexico to Panama, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It was originally described by D.S. Jordan and C.H. Gilbert in 1882, as Tripterygium carminale. Blennies in this species can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres, and feed primarily off of benthic algae and invertebrates.
The yellow triplefin ,> also known as the Abel's triplefin in South Africa, is a species of triplefin in the genus Enneapterygius. Males in this species can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres. The blennies are generally bright yellow in colour, and males have black heads. They feed mostly on benthic invertebrates.
Enneapterygius atrogulare is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. Although it is known as the blackthroat triplefin in the United Kingdom, it is also known as the ring-scale triplefin, black triplefin, eastern white-barred threefin, ringed triplefin, eastern Australian blackhead triplefin or the saddled triplefin in Australia. It is a subtropical, non-migratory blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, around Australia and Tonga. Blackthroat triplefins swim at a depth range of 0–5 metres, and both juveniles and adults feed primarily on benthic algae, weeds, and invertebrates. Male E. atrogulare can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.
The halfblack triplefin, also known as the half-black triplefin, blackbelly triplefin, or the green-tail threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was originally described by R. Kner and F. Steindachner in 1867. 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. It has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 0–30 metres.
Enneapterygius tutuilae, known commonly as the high-hat triplefin or rosy cheek threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale in 1906. This species occurs from the eastern Indian Ocean around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands east to French Polynesia. Its specific name refers to the Samoan island of Tutuila where the type was collected.
Enneapterygius pusillus, known commonly as the highcrest triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835. It occurs in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and along the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula as far east as Oman, off the far south eastern coast of India, the Persian Gulf, and along the coast of south eastern Africa off Mozambique and South Africa.
Enneapterygius similis, known commonly as the black and red triplefin, blacktail triplefin or masked threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. This species occurs in the western central Pacific Ocean, from the Ryukyu Islands south through the Philippines, in Sabah, central Indonesia, Shepard Island, New Caledonia and eastern Australia.
Lepidonectes bimaculatus, known commonly as the twinspot triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidonectes. It was described by Gerald R. Allen and David Ross Robertson in 1992. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded only in the vicinity of Malpelo Island in Colombia. The twinspot triplefin acts as a cleaner fish, its only client species being the grouper Epinephelus labriformis.
Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi, known commonly as the signal triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidonectes. It was described by William Albert Bussing in 1991 and he gave it a specific name which honours the American ichthyologist Clark Hubbs (1921–2008). This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is found off Costa Rica and Panama. The signal triplefin is found on rocky shores where it feeds on very small invertebrates and algae.
Lepidonectes corallicola, known commonly as the Galapagos triplefin blenny, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidonectes. It was described by William Converse Kendall and Lewis Radcliffe in 1912. This species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. It occurs on rocky slopes and harbour walls where the males hold territories in the breeding season, November to February. These territories are 50 centimetres (20 in) in diameter and the males court females who lay the eggs in his territory and then departs. The male continues to court additional females while guarding the previous female's egg mass from predators. They can be found down to 15 metres (49 ft).
Axoclinus storeyae is a species of triplefin blenny which is found in Mexican waters in the Gulf of California where it is associated with reefs, living among rocks and boulders with thick growths of algae in shallow water. The specific name honours the American herpetologist, ichthyologist and museum curator Margaret Hamilton Storey (1900-1960) who worked at the Stanford University Natural History Museum.
