Description

Dorsal spines (total): 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 20. Short supraorbital tentacle; first dorsal-fin 25% shorter than second dorsal fin; male coloration whitish with fine specks of black dots, darkening on area of opercle; rough reticular pattern of deep reddish brown on body; base of pectoral fin bearing a broad, dark reddish brown bar; anal fin and first 2 dorsal fins dusky colored with weak red rays; transparent caudal fin bearing a reddish white bar at its base, proximal end with vertically aligned reddish dots. Dorsal rays III + XIII + 8-9; lateral line interrupted, 17-18 + 20-21; mandibular pores 5 + 2 + 5 (Ref. 54980).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Tripterygiidae

Genus: Enneapterygius

Species: Enneapterygius paucifasciatus Fricke, 1994

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

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