Ringscale Threefin, Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther 1873)
Other Names: Black Triple-fins, Eastern Australian Blackhead Triplefin, Eastern White-barred Threefin, Ringed Triplefin, Ringed Triple-fins, Ring-scale Threefin, Saddled Triplefin
A male Ringscale Threefin, Enneapterygius atrogulare, at La Perouse, Botany Bay, New South Wales. Source: Klaus Stiefel / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
Males are reddish-orange with a black head mask, white saddles along the back, and blackish dorsal fins. Females are a mottled brown to greenish-brown pale saddles and a whitish streak running from the rear of the upper jaw below the eye and across the cheek. Both sexes have a dark vertical bar on the caudal peduncle from the dorsal to the ventral surface, a uniformly pale caudal fin, and the first dorsal fin is lower in height than the second dorsal fin.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Enneapterygius atrogulare in Fishes of Australia, accessed 15 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/16
Ringscale Threefin, Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther 1873)
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Distribution |
Herald Cays in the Coral Sea, and far north Queensland, to Nadgee, southern New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in Tonga. Inhabits algae and rubble areas on intertidal and subtidal reefs in bays and estuaries. |
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Remarks |
This species may be referred to as Enneapterygius annulatus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887). |
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Etymology |
The specific name atrogulare is from the Latin ater (= black) and gula (= throat), in reference to the black throat of males of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Tripterygium atrogulare Günther 1873, Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 1(4): 91. Type locality: Bowen, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Ringscale Threefin, Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther 1873)
References
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Randall, J.E., Williams, J.T., Smith, D.G., Kulbicki, M., Tham, G.M., Labrosse, P., Kronen, M., Clua, E. & Mann, B.S. 2003. Checklist of the shore and epipelagic fishes of Tonga. Atoll Research Bulletin: 497-508.
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