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🌊 Marine Endangered 🌡️ Tropical

Lightning-man threefin

Enneapterygius namarrgon Fricke, 1997
Max Length
2.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
0–5 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults are found on a mixed rock, sand, and algae bottom . Eggs 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 .

Scientific Name
Enneapterygius namarrgon
Authority
Fricke, 1997
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
2.7 cm
Depth Range
0–5 m
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Lightning-man threefin is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lightning-man threefin is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 5 m . Tropical Central Pacific: apparently endemic to Northern Territory, Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Trophic Level
3.1±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00617 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
2.7cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fricke, 1997

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