Enneapterygius tutuilae

Enneapterygius tutuilae, known commonly as the high-hat triplefin or rosy cheek threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale in 1906.[3] This species occurs from the eastern Indian Ocean around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands east to French Polynesia.[1] Its specific name refers to the Samoan island of Tutuila where the type was collected.[4]

Enneapterygius tutuilae

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. tutuilae
Binomial name
Enneapterygius tutuilae
Jordan & Seale, 1906

References

  1. Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius tutuilae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178932A1549392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178932A1549392.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius tutuilae" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Enneapterygius tutuilae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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