| Halfblack triplefin | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. hemimelas |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The halfblack triplefin (Enneapterygius hemimelas), also known as the half-black triplefin, blackbelly triplefin, or the green-tail threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was originally described by R. Kner and F. Steindachner in 1867. It is a non-migratory tropical blenny known from coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, and has been described from the Ryukyu Islands to eastern Australia. It has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 0–30 metres (0-98.4 feet).
The halfblack triplefin is described as a "relatively large" member of the Enneapterygius hemimelas species group.
References
- Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius hemimelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179112A1571265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179112A1571265.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius hemimelas". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Kner, R. & F. Steindachner (1867). "Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Joh. C. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 54 (pt 3): 356–395.
- Enneapterygius hemimelas at www.fishwise.co.za.
- Fricke, R., 1994 Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae v. 24: i-ix + 1-585.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Enneapterygius hemimelas | |