Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke, 1994

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20.

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Tripterygiidae

Genus: Enneapterygius

Species: Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke, 1994

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Southwest Pacific: northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
  • Biology


    Adults are found in coral reef areas, on reef slopes close to the outer reef (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).

    Habitat


    associated

    Conservation Status


    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless