Enneapterygius flavoccipitis
Two-colour threefin | Northern Bicoloured Triplefin | Yellownape Triplefin
Similar Species
Same Genus
![Enneapterygius sp. [Red Sea]](https://images.reeflifesurvey.com/0/species_ba_5ae13db303c56.w400.h266.jpg)
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Red-brown mottled body, short brownish bars across back, and a pattern of white-red-white bars on tail base. Grey patch with yellow markings on top of head behind eyes and onto nape and red line from eye to tip of snout.
Information
Max Size: 3 cm
Sea Temperature Range: N/A
Depth: 0-22m
Habitat Generalization Index: 0.88
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (5.4% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Several (5 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields