Masked Threefin (species: Enneapterygius similis) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Enneapterygius similis
Masked Threefin


©Anne Hoggett: Enneapterygius similis on the reef slope off South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Anne Hoggett: Enneapterygius similis on the reef slope off South Island, Lizard Island Group.

©Damaris Torres-Pulliza: Enneapterygius similis on the NE coast of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Tripterygiidae
Genus Enneapterygius
Species Enneapterygius similis

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Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Females reddish anteriorly with a white patch below eye, greenish posteriorly with white saddles on either side of third dorsal fin. A broken green ring around the eye. Males more boldly coloured: red anteriorly, dark posteriorly, with a large dark patch on lower head to base of pectoral fin.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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