Carmine triplefin

Enneanectes carminalis

Three Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish from Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Small
Tropical fish

Enneanectes carminalis, known commonlfix small tagy as the carmine triplefin or the delicate triplefin in Mexico and the United Kingdom, is a species of triplefin blenny. It is a tropical blenny known from reefs from Mexico to Panama, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It was originally described by D.S. Jordan and C.H. Gilbert in 1882, as Tripterygium carminale.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneanectes
Maximum length: 3 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Panama.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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