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Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Enneapterygius: Greek, ennea = nine times + Greek, pterygion = little fin (Ref. 45335); niue: Named for the friendly people and magnificent culture of the stunning island of Niue; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife. Tropical
Distribución
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Southwestern Pacific Ocean: Niue and Samoa.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 114928); 2.4 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 16 - 18; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 19 - 21. This medium-sized species of barred Enneapterygius is distinguished by the following characters: D2 XIII-XV; A 18-20; lateral-line scales 14-19 + 16-20; total lateral scale rows 33-36; proportional measurements in thousandths of SL - eye diameter 94-128, preorbital 50-75, body depth 176-206, preanal fin length 483-538; sides of body with two short and five complete bars; pectoral-fin base has a vertical dark bar; preorbital with an oblique dark band; dorsal fins are pale except for a dusky base; anal fin is dark grey in male and with four oblique brown bands in female; pelvic fins are white, caudal fin pale (Ref. 114928).
Inhabits the intertidal and shallow coral-reef habitats (Ref. 114928).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Fricke, R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2017. Enneapterygius niue, a new species of triplefin from Niue and Samoa, southwestern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 25:14-32. (Ref. 114928)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00288 - 0.01322), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
