Enneapterygius namarrgon Fricke, 1997

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Tripterygiidae

Genus: Enneapterygius

Species: Enneapterygius namarrgon Fricke, 1997

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Western Central Pacific: apparently endemic to Northern Territory, Australia.
  • Biology


    Adults are found on a mixed rock, sand, and algae bottom (Ref. 27223). 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


    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status


    Endangered

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless