Enneapterygius mirabilis
| Enneapterygius mirabilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. mirabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke, 1994
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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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Enneapterygius mirabilis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Enneapterygius mirablis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ 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[edit]
- Photos of Enneapterygius mirabilis on Sealife Collection