Northern Bicoloured Triplefin
Enneapterygius flavoccipitis
- Usual depth2–19 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
About this species
Enneapterygius flavoccipitis, the yellownape triplefin or northern bicoloured triplefin, in Australia, is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Enneapterygius flavoccipitis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 28 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–19 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Northern Bicoloured Triplefin, Two-colour Threefin, Yelloweye Triplefin, Yellownape Triplefin
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Erimakihebigimpo, エリマキヘビギンポ
Other scientific names: Enneapterygius bichrous
Similar species
Highfin ThreefinEnneapterygius tutuilae
- Blacktail Threefin
Enneapterygius bahasa
- Blackbelly Triplefin
Enneapterygius fuscoventer
- Blackbelly Triplefin
Enneapterygius hemimelas
- Minute Triplefin
Enneapterygius minutus
- Blacktail Triplefin
Enneapterygius nigricauda
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 263 open-data records from 1968 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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