Lightning man triplefin

Enneapterygius namarrgon

Fish Reaching Two Point Seven Centimeters in Australian Waters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

Enneapterygius namarrgon, the lightning man triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by the German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1997. 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Maximum length: 2.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: apparently endemic to Northern Territory, Australia.

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