Enneapterygius mirabilis

Enneapterygius mirabilis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Enneapterygius
Species:	E. mirabilis
Binomial name
Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke, 1994

Enneapterygius mirabilis, the miracle triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius . ^[2] It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994 ^[3] who gave it the specific name mirabilis, meaning "admirable", because its notable large pectoral fins and first dorsal fin were pretty. ^[4]

References

1. Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T179037A1562226. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179037A1562226.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius mirabilis". FishBase . April 2019 version.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Enneapterygius mirablis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 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 18 May 2019.

External links

• Photos of Enneapterygius mirabilis in the Sealife Collection