The Hawaiian blackhead triplefin, also known as the Hawaiian triplefin in Hawaii, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It is a tropical blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean, from the Hawaiian Islands, French Frigate Shoals, Laysan Island, and Midway Atoll. Blennies in this species swim at a depth range of 1–23 metres, and inhabit dead coral and rock.
Enneapterygius elaine is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Wouter Holleman in 2005. It is a tropical blenny known from Rodrigues Island, in the western Indian Ocean. Male Enneapterygius elaine can reach a maximum length of 2.3 centimetres. The specific name honours Elaine Heemstra of the Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in Grahamstown who provided illustrations of reef fish for Holleman, including some in the paper in which this species was described.
Enneapterygius flavoccipitis, the yellownape triplefin or northern bicoloured triplefin, in Australia, is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.
The halfblack triplefin, also known as the half-black triplefin, blackbelly triplefin, or the green-tail threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was originally described by R. Kner and F. Steindachner in 1867. It is a non-migratory tropical blenny known from coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, and has been described from the Ryukyu Islands to eastern Australia. It has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 0–30 metres.
Enneapterygius tutuilae, known commonly as the high-hat triplefin or rosy cheek threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale in 1906. This species occurs from the eastern Indian Ocean around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands east to French Polynesia. Its specific name refers to the Samoan island of Tutuila where the type was collected.
Enneapterygius minutus, the minute triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Günther in 1877. It is found in the Indo-Pacific south to Australia, north to the Ryukyu Islands and east to American Samoa.
Enneapterygius miyakensis, known commonly as the Izu Islands triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by the German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1987. It is only known to occur in the Izu Islands off Japan.
Enneapterygius nanus, the pygmy triplefin or pygmy threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1960. This species is found from Taiwan and central Indonesia to New Caledonia and the Marshall Islands.
Enneapterygius nigricauda, known commonly as the blacktail triplefin or the Pacific blacktail triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from the Bonin Islands to Wake Island.
Enneapterygius ornatus, known commonly as the Henderson triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. It occurs only at Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
Enneapterygius pallidoserialis, the pale white-spotted triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. This species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands; Taiwan, Vanuatu and Vietnam. It occurs along rocky shorelines to depths of 8 metres (26 ft).
Enneapterygius paucifasciatus, the New Caledonian striped triplefin or reticulate triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994.
Enneapterygius pyramis, the pyramid triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. This species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean from Guam to French Polynesia.
Enneapterygius randalli, the Rapa triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. who honoured the American ichthyologist John Ernest Randall in its specific name, Randall collected many of the type series. This species is known only from French Polynesia where it is found off Rapa Iti and Marotiri in the southern Austral Islands.
Enneapterygius rhabdotus, the umpire triplefin or South Pacific striped triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. This species occurs in the western central Pacific Ocean the Izu Peninsula in Japan, Taiwan, Batanes and Palawan in the northern Philippines, the Gulf of Thailand, Palau, and most of Melanesia east to the Pitcairn Islands.
Enneapterygius rhothion, the New Caledonian blackhead surf triplefin or surf triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. This species occurs in New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Enneapterygius rubicauda, the redtail triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Shen Shih-Chieh in 1994. They occur in the western Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu and Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Enneapterygius rufopileus, the blackcheek threefin, Lord Howe black-head triplefin or redcap triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1904. It occurs in the western Pacific Ocean off Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.
Enneapterygius similis, known commonly as the black and red triplefin, blacktail triplefin or masked threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1997. This species occurs in the western central Pacific Ocean, from the Ryukyu Islands south through the Philippines, in Sabah, central Indonesia, Shepard Island, New Caledonia and eastern Australia.
Enneapterygius unimaculatus, the onespot triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. This species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean and its range encompasses the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Sabah, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Palau.
