Enneapterygius namarrgon

Enneapterygius namarrgon
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Enneapterygius
Species:	E. namarrgon
Binomial name
Enneapterygius namarrgon Fricke, 1997

Enneapterygius namarrgon, the lightning man triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius . ^[2] It was described by the German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1997. ^[3] The specific name refers to Namarrgon, the Lightning man who makes lightning appear and creates roars of thunder in storms, a mythical figure in western Arnhem Land, as does the common name. ^[4] This species is endemic to the Gove Peninsula in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The IUCN classifies this species as Endangered because it has a small range and is threatened by mining for bauxite. ^[1]

References

1. Fricke, R.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J.T. (2010). "Enneapterygius namarrgon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T154700A4610380. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154700A4610380.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius namarrgon". FishBase . April 2019 version.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Enneapterygius namarrgon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 May 2019.
4. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 May 2019.