Enneapterygius tutuilae, known commonly as the high-hat triplefin or rosy cheek threefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale in 1906.[3] This species occurs from the eastern Indian Ocean around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands east to French Polynesia.[1] Its specific name refers to the Samoan island of Tutuila where the type was collected.[4]
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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. tutuilae
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| Enneapterygius tutuilae | |
References
edit- ^ a b Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius tutuilae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178932A1549392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178932A1549392.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius tutuilae". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Enneapterygius tutuilae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 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 21 May 2019.
External links
edit- Photos of Enneapterygius tutuilae on Sealife Collection