| Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies), subfamily: Tripterygiinae |
| 2.04 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine |
| West Pacific; Philippines.
Formerly reported as widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, but occurrence elsewhere refers to another species of Enneapterygius. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 14-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 17-17. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D2 10-13 (modally 11); pored lateral-line scales 11-15; notched lateral-line scales 17-22; scales below the first notched lateral-line scale 2-4 (modally 3); head short, its length 24.7-32.4% of SL; upper jaw short, its length 7.4-11.0% of SL; long and slightly rounded orbital tentacle (its length 76.5% of pupil diameter); double symphyseal mandibular pores (mandibular pore formula 3 + 2 + 3); black area in nuptial males is restricted to the lower half of the head (Ref. 138615). |
| Adults occur in tide pools; in shallow water on beach rock, brown algae and coralline algae. Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 05 March 2024 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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