The Barred triplefin is a species of threefin blenny

Threefin blenny

Threefin or triplefin blennies are blennioids, small perciform marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains approximately 150 species in 30 genera...

 in the genus Enneapterygius

Enneapterygius

Enneapterygius is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae.-Species:* Yellow triplefin, Enneapterygius abeli .* Highfin triplefin, Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980....

. It was described by W. Holleman in 1982, and was given its species epithet in honour of American

United States

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 ichthyologist Eugenie Clark

Eugenie Clark

Eugenie Clark , popularly known as The Shark Lady, is an American ichthyologist known for her research on poisonous fish of the tropical seas and on the behaviour of sharks.-Academic life:...

. It is a tropical blenny known from the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

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, and has been described from the Red Sea

Red Sea

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 to Natal

Natal

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, South Africa. Male barred triplefins can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres.

External links

• Enneapterygius clarkae at Encyclopedia of Life
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• Enneapterygius clarkae at World Register of Marine Species
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