Enneapterygius namarrgon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Enneapterygius |
Species: | E. namarrgon
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Binomial name | |
Enneapterygius namarrgon
Fricke, 1997
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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]