Enneapterygius altipinnis

Enneapterygius altipinnis also known as the highfin triplefin is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It is found in the Red Sea.[1] It was regarded as a synonym of Enneapterygius tutuilae but in 2018 the species was reinstated as being valid.[3]

Enneapterygius altipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. altipinnis
Binomial name
Enneapterygius altipinnis
E. Clark, 1980

References

  1. Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius altipinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178987A1556047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178987A1556047.en.
  2. 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3152.1.2.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius tutuilae" in FishBase. April 2019 version.


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