Enneapterygius rhothion

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Enneapterygius rhothion
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. rhothion
Binomial name
Enneapterygius rhothion
Fricke, 1997

Enneapterygius rhothion, the New Caledonian blackhead surf triplefin or surf triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius . [2] It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. [3] This species occurs in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius rhothion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T179017A1559815. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179017A1559815.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius rhothion" in FishBase . April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Enneapterygius rhothion". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 19 May 2019.