Kermadec triplefin
Encyclopedia
The Kermadec triplefin, Enneapterygius kermadecensis, is a triplefin of the family
Tripterygiidae, found in tidal rock pools around the Kermadec Islands
in the southwest Pacific Ocean
. Its length is up to 3.3 cm.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Tripterygiidae, found in tidal rock pools around the Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands
The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Its length is up to 3.3 cm.