Enneapterygius pallidoserialis Fricke, 1997
Pale white-spotted triplefin

Pale white-spotted triplefin

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 Family:  Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies), subfamily: Tripterygiinae
 Max. size:  3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range 0 - 8 m
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Micronesia (Ref. 27223).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Adults are found in shallow waters (Ref. 27223) and reefs in 0-8 m depth (Ref. 90102). 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).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Known from Batanes, Babuyan Is., Negros Oriental, and Zamboanga del Norte. Museum: Palawan, Putic I., USNM 279812 (holotype, 2.2 cm SL, male) (Ref. 27223). Known from Luzon and Mindanao (Ref. 90102).

 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 18.02.99
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 21.03.14

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