| Enneapterygius clea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. clea |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius clea Fricke, 1997 | |
Enneapterygius clea, or Clea's triplefin, is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius , described by German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1997. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Enneapterygius clea was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997, from a male holotype (AMS I.22600-056) and 34 paratype specimens. [2] He gave the blenny its species epithet, "clea", and its common name in honour of his daughter Clea, then seven years old. [2]
Fricke described Enneapterygius clea as a medium-sized member of the Enneapterygius hemimelas species group, and considered it to be most closely related to the blacktail triplefin ( Enneapterygius bahasa ) and the redtail triplefin ( Enneapterygius rubicauda ), both from the western Pacific Ocean. [2] Clea's triplefins have yellow-orange bodies with red streaks, orange vertical fins and blue-gray eyes. Males have black heads and tails, while the females do not share this feature. Male Clea's triplefins can reach a maximum length of 3.2 centimetres. [3]
The Clea's triplefin is a tropical blenny, endemic to reefs around Queensland, Australia, in the western central Pacific Ocean. It swims at a depth range of 4–24 metres. [3]
