Prickly Triplefin

Acanthanectes hystrix

Recorded only off South Africa Tsitsikamma park

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Acanthanectes hystrix is a species of triplefin blenny. It was described by Holleman and Buxton in 1993. So far the species has only been recorded in the waters off Tsitsikamma National Park in the Eastern Cape, South Africa but its distribution is probably more extensive, although it is likely to endemic to South Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Acanthanectes
Maximum length: 3.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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