Barred triplefin

Enneapterygius clarkae

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Enneapterygius clarkae, the barred triplefin, is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Wouter Holleman in 1982, and was given its species epithet in honour of American ichthyologist Eugenie Clark (1922-2015) It is a tropical blenny known from the Indian Ocean, and has been described from the Red Sea to Natal, South Africa. Male barred triplefins can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Maximum length: 2.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, east coast of Africa to northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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