Roughhead triplefin

The Roughhead triplefin lives in the reef-associated, marine environment.

Picture of roughhead triplefin, Enneanectes boehlkei, on Azure vase sponge, Callyspongia plicifera, Saba, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean Sea Picture #: 072182 Picture of solo squirrelfish, Holocentrus rufus, against a backdrop of an azure vase sponge, Callyspongia plicifera, scratchy sea whip, More

tiny Roughhead Triplefin perched on a coral head. After a scrumptious lunch and cruising the northside for Whale Sharks we pulled up to the Pinnacle in Turtle Harbor. All eyes were out looking for any sign of the big guy but there was no luck. More

Common names

roughhead triplefin in English
Sapito rugoso in Spanish (español)
tres aletas rugoso in Spanish (español)
粗头岩游鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
粗头岩游鳚 in Unknown
粗頭岩游鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
粗頭岩游鳚 in Unknown

Order : Perciformes
Family : Tripterygiidae
Genus : Enneanectes
Species : Enneanectes boehlkei
Authority : Rosenblatt, 1960