Halfblack triplefin

Species of fish

Halfblack triplefin

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Blenniiformes
Family:  | Tripterygiidae
Genus:  | Enneapterygius
Species:  |

E. hemimelas

Binomial name
Enneapterygius hemimelas

(Kner & Steindachner, 1867)

Synonyms[2]

* Tripterygium hemimelas Kner & Steindachner, 1867
* Tripterygion hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
* Enneapterygius fuligicauda Fowler, 1946
* Tripterygion fuligicauda (Fowler, 1946)
* Enneapterygius macrobrachium Fowler, 1946
* Tripterygion macrobrachium (Fowler, 1946)

The halfblack triplefin (Enneapterygius hemimelas), also known as the half-black triplefin, blackbelly triplefin, or the green-tail threefin,[2] is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was originally described by R. Kner and F. Steindachner in 1867.[3] It is a non-migratory tropical blenny known from coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, and has been described from the Ryukyu Islands to eastern Australia.[2] It has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 0–30 metres (0-98.4 feet).[2][4]

The halfblack triplefin is described as a "relatively large" member of the Enneapterygius hemimelas species group.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius hemimelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179112A1571265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179112A1571265.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius hemimelas". FishBase. April 2019 version.
3. ^ Kner, R. & F. Steindachner (1867). "Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Joh. C. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 54 (pt 3): 356–395.
4. ^ Enneapterygius hemimelas at www.fishwise.co.za.
5. ^ Fricke, R., 1994 [ref. 21827] Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae v. 24: i-ix + 1-585.

Taxon identifiers

Enneapterygius hemimelas|

* Wikidata: Q2834707
* AFD: Enneapterygius_hemimelas
* BOLD: 89197
* CoL: 39VZJ
* FishBase: 14196
* GBIF: 2392913
* iNaturalist: 445953
* IRMNG: 10454739
* ITIS: 638453
* IUCN: 179112
* NCBI: 1156104
* Observation.org: 791440
* OBIS: 277312
* Open Tree of Life: 920644
* WoRMS: 277312