Enneanectes carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
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 carminalis, known commonlfix small tagy as the carmine triplefin or the delicate triplefin in Mexico and the United Kingdom, is a species of triplefin blenny. It is a tropical blenny known from reefs from Mexico to Panama, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It was originally described by D.S. Jordan and C.H. Gilbert in 1882, as Tripterygium carminale. Blennies in this species can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres, and feed primarily off of benthic algae and invertebrates.
Wikipedia contributors, Enneanectes carminalis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:35:43.849433+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enneanectes carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- 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 carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| lofty triplefinEnneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackedge triplefinEnneanectes atrorus Rosenblatt, 1960 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Enneanectes sexmaculatus (Fowler, 1944) (Fowler, 1944) | synonym |
| Gillias sexmaculatus Fowler, 1944 Fowler, 1944 | synonym |
| Tripterygium carminale Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | synonym |
| Axoclinus carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280680 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:39VWJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.