| Enneapterygius cheni | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. cheni |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius cheni S. C. Wang, K. T. Shao & S. C. Shen, 1996 | |
Enneapterygius cheni is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by S.C. Wang, K.T. Shao, and S.C. Shen in 1996. 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. Male E. cheni can reach a maximum length of 2.4 centimetres. The specific name honours the person who collected the type, Jeng-Ping Chen of the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute.
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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius cheni". 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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| Enneapterygius cheni | |