Enneapterygius destai is a species of triplefin blenny which is endemic to the Red Sea where it is found at depths of 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft) in bays and lagoons which have dense populations of coral. Within these it is normally associated with corals in the genus Porites and can be found in crevices near these corals or on the vertical faces made up of them.[2] The specific name honours the Ethiopian admiral Prince Alexander Desta (1934-1974) who was executed when the Derg took power in Ethiopia.[3]
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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. destai
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| Enneapterygius destai Clark, 1980
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References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Enneapterygius destai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179071A1566414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179071A1566414.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius destai". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ 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.