Enneapterygius ventermaculus (Holleman, 1887)

Enneapterygius ventermaculus, known commonly as the Blotched triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. They are generally coral reef inhabitants, their colouring and small size rendering them cryptic. E. ventermaculus is a demersal, marine species that occurs in subtropical climates and has a depth range of 0-12 m. New record is given from Iranian Waters of Persian Gulf (Kish Island). Maximum length is 4 cm in Kish Island male/unsexes. This is a cryptic species, found on rocky and coral reefs with encrusting algae and invertebrates. Triplefin blennies are small, large-eyed fish that live in shallow coastal waters around the world. They are residents of rocky shore communities. E. ventermaculus show sexual dichromatism. Males are more brightly and/or darkly colored than females, during spawning male tripterygiids generally develop some combination of black and/or red on the head, body and caudal fin.  Female members of the E. ventermaculus have eggs that are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites. Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ketabi, Ramin, Jamili, Shahla
Format:	Images/Video biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Tehran University, Kish International Campus; Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute 2017
Subjects:	ASFA_2015::D::Distribution, ASFA_2015::I::Identification, Fisheries biology, ASFA_2015::I::Ichthyology, ASFA_2015::F::Fish location,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/9595
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