Enneapterygius signicauda

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

Enneapterygius signicauda, known commonly as the flagtail 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 the western Pacific Ocean and has been recorded from American Samoa, southern Tonga, and Vanuatu, as well as southern Japan. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius signicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2014: e.T178928A1548899. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178928A1548899.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius signicauda" in FishBase . April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Enneapterygius signicauda". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 May 2019.