Enneapterygius clarkae, the barred triplefin, is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Wouter Holleman in 1982, and was given its species epithet in honour of American ichthyologist Eugenie Clark (1922-2015) It is a tropical blenny known from the Indian Ocean, and has been described from the Red Sea to Natal, South Africa. Male barred triplefins can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres.
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 gruschkai is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Wouter Holleman in 2005. It is found in the archipelagoes of the western Indian Ocean, namely Réunion, Seychelles, Mauritius, St Brandon Shoals, the Comoros Islands, and the Chagos Archipelago. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the National Museum of Natural History, in recognition of his prominence in the study of blenniform fishes.
Enneapterygius hsiojenae is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Shih-Chieh Shen in 1994. and was named in honour of Shen's wife Hsiojen Lin Shen. It is found around Taiwan and off the coast of Vietnam.
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 kosiensis is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Wouter Holleman of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in 2005. It has only been recorded from the coasts of the northern part of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa.
Enneapterygius larsonae, known commonly as the Western Australian black-head triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by the German ichthyologist Ronald Fricke in 1994. The specific name honours Helen K. Larson, the Curator of Fishes at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia, who collected the type.
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 mirabilis, the miracle triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994 who gave it the specific name mirabilis, meaning "admirable", because its notable large pectoral fins and first dorsal fin were pretty.
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 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 philippinus, the minute triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1868. This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific from Christmas Island to Samoa, and from the Ryukyu Islands in the north south to Australia.
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 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 triserialis, the white-spotted triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. This species occurs in the southwest Pacific from Australia east through New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, American Samoa and French Polynesia.
Enneapterygius trisignatus is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 2001. It is found off northern New Caledonia.
