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Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Enneapterygius: Greek, ennea = nine times + Greek, pterygion = little fin (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 79877). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12957)
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
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wang, T.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.-T. Chen, 1996. Enneapterygius cheni, a new triplefin fish (Pisces: Tripterygiidae) from Taiwan. Acta Zool. Taiwanica 7(1):79-83. (Ref. 12957)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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