Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20. Very small supraorbital tentacle; in females, first dorsal fin shorter by half than second dorsal fin; in males, about two-thirds; male coloration dark gray with light gray mottling and a thin whitish bar below the eye; oblique suborbital blue streak observed in large males; fins translucent, mottled, and with gray spots; females comparatively pale and anteriorly bearing 2 indistinct, dark double bars that join below lateral line. Dorsal rays III + XI-XIV + 7-10; lateral line interrupted, 14-20 + 15-21; mandibular pores 2-3 + 1-2 + 2-3 (Ref. 54980).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Tripterygiidae

Genus: Enneapterygius

Species: Enneapterygius williamsi Fricke, 1997

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults are found on rocky shores exposed to surge (Ref.54980).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless