''Enneapterygius altipinnis'' also known as the highfin triplefin is a
species of
triplefin
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blenniiforms, small percomorph marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains about 150 species in 30 genera. Th ...
blenny in the
genus ''
Enneapterygius
''Enneapterygius'' is a genus of fish in the family Tripterygiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 63 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Enneapterygius abeli'' ( Klausewitz, 1960) (Yellow triplefin)
* '' E ...
''.
It is found in the
Red Sea.
It was regarded as a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
of ''Enneapterygius tutuilae'' but in 2018 the species was reinstated as being valid.
References
altipinnis
Fish described in 1980
Taxa named by Eugenie Clark
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