Roughhead Triplefin
Enneanectes boehlkei
- Group: Other
- Max size: 4 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A tiny triplefin under five centimetres, it lives on patch reefs and rocky bottoms. Its hemispherical eggs are bound by sticky threads that anchor them in algae, while the larvae drift in shallow nearshore water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Tripterygiidae › Enneanectes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280679.
FAQ
- Is the Roughhead Triplefin dangerous to divers?
- The Roughhead Triplefin is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Roughhead Triplefin get?
- The Roughhead Triplefin grows to about 4 cm.