Enneapterygius clarkae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Enneapterygius |
Species: | E. clarkae
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Binomial name | |
Enneapterygius clarkae
Holleman, 1982
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Enneapterygius clarkae, the barred triplefin, is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. [2] It was described by Wouter Holleman in 1982, and was given its species epithet in honour of American ichthyologist Eugenie Clark [3] [4] (1922-2015) [5] It is a tropical blenny known from the Indian Ocean, and has been described from the Red Sea to Natal, South Africa. [2] Male barred triplefins can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres. [2]