lofty triplefin
Enneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Enneanectes altivelis, known commonly as the lofty triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny. It is widely distributed in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic from the southern Florida to Touros in Brazil, including the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Enneanectes altivelis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:03:56.787537+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960
- Name authority
- Rosenblatt, 1960
- Common name
- lofty triplefin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Tripterygiidae
- Genus
- Enneanectes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyTripterygiidae Whitley, 1931
- subfamilyTripterygiinae Whitley, 1931
- genusEnneanectes Jordan & Evermann, 1895
- speciesEnneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Enneanectes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| blackedge triplefinEnneanectes atrorus Rosenblatt, 1960 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes exsul Rosenblatt, Miller & Hastings, 2013 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes matador Victor, 2013 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes smithi Lubbock & Edwards, 1981 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes wilki Victor, 2013 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| roughhead triplefinEnneanectes boehlkei Rosenblatt, 1960 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes deloachorum Victor, 2013 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes glendae Rosenblatt, Miller & Hastings, 2013 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mimic triplefinEnneanectes jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes macrops Rosenblatt, Miller & Hastings, 2013 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneanectes quadra Victor, 2017 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rosenblatt, R. H. (1960). The Atlantic species of the blennioid fish genus Enneanectes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 112: 1–23. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39VWF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.