''Enneapterygius cheni'' is a species of
threefin blenny
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. T ...
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)
* '' ...
''.
It was described by S.C. Wang, K.T. Shao, and S.C. Shen in 1996.
It is a
subtropical
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blenny found in the northwestern
Pacific Ocean
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, and swims at depths ranging from 0–12 metres. It has been described from
Taiwan
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and the
Ryukyu Islands
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.
Male ''E. cheni'' can reach a maximum length of 2.4 centimetres.
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
honours the person who collected the
type
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, Jeng-Ping Chen of the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute.
References
External links
''Enneapterygius cheni''at www.fishwise.co.za.
''Enneapterygius cheni''at
World Register of Marine Species
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cheni
Taxa named by Wang Shen-Chih
Taxa named by Shao Kwang-Tsao
Taxa named by Shen Shih-Chieh
Fish described in 1996
Fish of Taiwan