Enneapterygius cheni
Enneapterygius cheni is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by S.C. Wang, K.T. Shao, and S.C. Shen in 1996.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and swims at depths ranging from 0–12 metres. It has been described from Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.[2] Male E. cheni can reach a maximum length of 2.4 centimetres.[2] The specific name honours the person who collected the type, Jeng-Ping Chen of the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute.[4]
| Enneapterygius cheni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. cheni |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius cheni Wang, Shao & Shen, 1996 | |
References
- Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius cheni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178890A1544170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178890A1544170.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enneapterygius cheni" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Wang, S.-C.; K.-T. Shao & S.-C. Shen (1996). "Enneapterygius cheni;, a new triplefin fish (Pisces: Tripterygiidae) from Taiwan". Acta Zoologica Taiwanica. 7 (1): 79–83.
- 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 17 May 2019.
External links
- Enneapterygius cheni at www.fishwise.co.za.
- Enneapterygius cheni at World Register of Marine Species
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