Real photoREAL PHOTO

Enneapterygius obscurus
Ecological IllustrationECOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION
Ecological Illustration of Enneapterygius obscurus (Enneapterygius obscurus)
← Back to catalog

Tripterygiidae

Enneapterygius obscurus

Enneapterygius obscurus

Tripterygiid Fish beneath the Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Enneapterygius obscurus is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Eugenie Clark in 1980. It is found in the Red Sea but the finding of a specimen at Malindi in Kenya suggests it may have a wider distribution.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Report a correction

Generating…