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Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Enneapterygius: Greek, ennea = nine times + Greek, pterygion = little fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Helen K Larson was Curator of Fishes, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia (1981–2009), retiring as Emeritus Curator, and is now a Research Associate at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fricke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 12 m (Ref. 13227). Tropical
Southwest Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 13227)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14 - 17; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8 - 12; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 20. Male dusky red with black "mask" covering most of head, chest, and pectoral-fin base, about 5 whitish saddles/bars on back (a few extending on lower side), and white bar on pectoral-fin base (immediately posterior to black area). Female mainly brownish or greenish with white bars. Dorsal rays III + XI-XIV + 8-12; anal rays I,14-20; pectoral rays 14-18; pelvic rays I,2; lateral line interrupted, 14-20 + 13-20; head, chest, and pectoral-fin base scaleless; lobate orbital tentacle; mandibular pores 3-4 + 1-2 +3-4. Maximum size to 4.4 cm TL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Adults occur at shallow depths, often seen associated with coralline rocks, seagrass or algae (Ref. 13227). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Fricke, R., 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zool. 24:1-585. (Ref. 13227)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 23.3 - 29.3, mean 27.9 °C (based on 1065 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00288 - 0.01322), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 1370 [560, 6,275] mg/100g; Iron = 4.37 [1.63, 10.78] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.7, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 0.157 [0.038, 0.675] g/100g; Selenium = 93 [17, 373] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12 [2, 84] μg/100g; Zinc = 5.75 [2.55, 10.70] mg/100g (wet weight);