Enneapterygius

Enneapterygius
Enneapterygius phoenicosoma
Enneapterygius senoui
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Subfamily:	Tripterygiinae
Genus:	Enneapterygius Rüppell, 1835
Type species
Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell, 1835

Enneapterygius is a genus of fish in the family Tripterygiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 63 recognized species in this genus:

• Enneapterygius abeli (Klausewitz, 1960) (Yellow triplefin)
• Enneapterygius altipinnis E. Clark, 1980 [1]
• Enneapterygius atriceps (O. P. Jenkins, 1903) (Hawaiian black-head triplefin)
• Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther, 1873) (Black-throat triplefin)
• Enneapterygius bahasa R. Fricke, 1997
• Enneapterygius cheni S. C. Wang, K. T. Shao & S. C. Shen, 1996
• Enneapterygius clarkae Holleman, 1982 (Barred triplefin)
• Enneapterygius clea R. Fricke, 1997 (Clea's triplefin)
• Enneapterygius destai E. Clark, 1980
• Enneapterygius elaine Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius elegans (W. K. H. Peters, 1876) (Hourglass triplefin)
• Enneapterygius etheostomus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
• Enneapterygius fasciatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1909) (Banded triplefin)
• Enneapterygius flavoccipitis S. C. Shen, 1994 (Yellow-nape triplefin)
• Enneapterygius fuscoventer R. Fricke, 1997 (Black-belly triplefin)
• Enneapterygius genamaculatus Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius gracilis R. Fricke, 1994 (Northern yellow-black triplefin)
• Enneapterygius gruschkai Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) (Half-black triplefin)
• Enneapterygius hollemani J. E. Randall, 1995 (Holleman's triplefin)
• Enneapterygius howensis R. Fricke, 1997 (Lord Howe Island triplefin)
• Enneapterygius hsiojenae S. C. Shen, 1994
• Enneapterygius kermadecensis R. Fricke, 1994 (Kermadec triplefin)
• Enneapterygius kosiensis Holleman, 2005
• Enneapterygius larsonae R. Fricke, 1994 (Western Australian black-head triplefin)
• Enneapterygius leucopunctatus S. C. Shen, 1994 (White-spotted triplefin)
• Enneapterygius melanospilus J. E. Randall, 1995
• Enneapterygius minutus (Günther, 1877)
• Enneapterygius mirabilis R. Fricke, 1994 (Miracle triplefin)
• Enneapterygius miyakensis R. Fricke, 1987 (Izu Islands triplefin)
• Enneapterygius namarrgon R. Fricke, 1997 (Lightning-man triplefin)
• Enneapterygius nanus (L. P. Schultz, 1960) (Pygmy triplefin)
• Enneapterygius niger R. Fricke, 1994 (Black triplefin)
• Enneapterygius nigricauda R. Fricke, 1997 (Black-tail triplefin)
• Enneapterygius niue R. Fricke & Erdmann, 2017 (Red-bar triplefin) [2]
• Enneapterygius obscurus E. Clark, 1980
• Enneapterygius ornatus R. Fricke, 1997 (Henderson triplefin)
• Enneapterygius pallidoserialis R. Fricke, 1997 (Pale white-spotted triplefin)
• Enneapterygius pallidus E. Clark, 1980
• Enneapterygius paucifasciatus R. Fricke, 1994 (New Caledonian striped triplefin)
• Enneapterygius philippinus (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) (Minute triplefin)
• Enneapterygius phoenicosoma Motomura, R. Ota & Meguro, 2015 (Red-bodied triplefin) [3]
• Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell, 1835 (High-crest triplefin)
• Enneapterygius pyramis R. Fricke, 1994 (Pyramid triplefin)
• Enneapterygius qirmiz Holleman & Bogorodsky, 2012 [1]
• Enneapterygius randalli R. Fricke, 1997 (Rapa triplefin)
• Enneapterygius rhabdotus R. Fricke, 1994 (Umpire triplefin)
• Enneapterygius rhothion R. Fricke, 1997 (Surf triplefin)
• Enneapterygius rubicauda S. C. Shen, 1994 (Red-tail triplefin)
• Enneapterygius rubrimarginatus Ronald Fricke, Mark V. Erdmann & Nesha K. Ichida, 2024[4]
• Enneapterygius rufopileus (Waite, 1904) (Red-cap triplefin)
• Enneapterygius senoui Motomura, Harazaki & Hardy, 2005
• Enneapterygius shaoi M. C. Chiang & I. S. Chen, 2008
• Enneapterygius sheni M. C. Chiang & I. S. Chen, 2008
• Enneapterygius signicauda R. Fricke, 1997 (Flag-tail triplefin)
• Enneapterygius similis R. Fricke, 1997 (Black-and-Red triplefin)
• Enneapterygius triserialis R. Fricke, 1994
• Enneapterygius trisignatus R. Fricke, 2001
• Enneapterygius tutuilae D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (High-hat triplefin)
• Enneapterygius unimaculatus R. Fricke, 1994 (One-spot triplefin)
• Enneapterygius ventermaculus Holleman, 1982 (Blotched triplefin)
• Enneapterygius vexillarius Fowler, 1946 (Black-saddle triplefin)
• Enneapterygius viridicauda R. Fricke, Erdmann & Sianipar, 2024[5]
• Enneapterygius williamsi R. Fricke, 1997 (William's triplefin)
• Enneapterygius ziegleri R. Fricke, 1994 (Ziegler's triplefin)

References

1. Holleman, W. & Bogorodsky, S.V. (2012): A review of the blennioid fish family Tripterygiidae (Perciformes) in the Red Sea, with description of Enneapterygius qirmiz, and reinstatement of Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980. Zootaxa, 3152: 36–60.
2. Fricke, R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2017): Enneapterygius niue, a new species of triplefin from Niue and Samoa, southwestern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 25: 14–32.
3. Motomura, H., Ota, R., Meguro, M. & Tashiro, S. (2015): Enneapterygius phoenicosoma, a New Species of Triplefin (Tripterygiidae) from the Western Pacific Ocean. Species Diversity, 20 (1): 1–12.
4. Fricke, R., Erdmann, M.V. & Ichida, N.K. (2024) Enneapterygius rubrimarginatus, a new triplefin (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae) from northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 41, 30-36.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12509792
5. Fricke, R., Erdmann, M.V. & Sianipar, A. (2024) Enneapterygius viridicauda, a new triplefin (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae) from Flores, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 41, 22-29. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11269947