Lord Howe Island triplefin

Enneapterygius howensis

Three Point Five Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish from Southwest Pacific

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small
Tropical fish

Enneapterygius howensis, the Lord Howe Island triplefin, is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius, described by German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1997. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Maximum length: 3.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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