| Enneapterygius mirabilis | |
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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. mirabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke, 1994 | |
Enneapterygius mirabilis, the miracle triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994 who gave it the specific name mirabilis, meaning "admirable", because its notable large pectoral fins and first dorsal fin were pretty.
References
- 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.). "Enneapterygius mirabilis". 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
- Photos of Enneapterygius mirabilis on Sealife Collection