Species: Enneanectes matador, Matador triplefin
before eye spiny
head & body red
C red
3 rows scales above LL
D1 short
Enneanectes matador Victor, 2013
Matador triplefin
Head moderate, body robust; snout blunt, short, usually much less than eye; front of eye and around nostrils spiny; a short, elongate, blunt cirrus over eye, no cirri on nape; no teeth on sides of roof of mouth; 3 dorsal fins: III + XII (XI-XII) + 8-9, first fin usually short, usually not reaching base of 2nd spine of 2nd dorsal fin, except in large males, normally some soft rays branched; anal fin II, 16-17; pectoral 15 (14-15); pelvics I (imbedded), 2; lateral line in 2 straight, slightly overlapping sections, scales on front part pored 14 (13-16), those on rear part notched, 16-23; cheek, pectoral base and belly unscaled; scales above lateral line and behind pectoral base not enlarged; body scales rough; 3 rows of scales (top row smaller) above rear part of lateral line.
Body and head reddish; iris with yellow ring around pupil, red radiating bars; 5 bars on body, first four red, usually indistinct, 5th black, white interspace before that bar wider than 5th bar, without secondary bar or dark blotch; second dorsal fin without dark spots on its base, outer 2/3 dark grey; anal fin with 4-5 dark blotches; tail fin red, or with 2 red bars separated by thin white bar; males with head and body bright red, 1st dorsal fin black, 2nd dorsal fin speckled with black.
Reaches 2.5 cm.
Lives in coral formations.
Depth range: 1-10 m.
Bahamas to the southern Caribbean.
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Zooplankton
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- All species..
- Caribbean endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 2.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
