mimic triplefin
Enneanectes jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
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.
Gillias jordani Evermann & Marsh Subject: Gillias jordani Tag: Fish
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Open encyclopedia reference
Enneanectes jordani, known commonly as the redbelly triplefin and the mimic triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny from the northern Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico south as far as Venezuela. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan (1851-1931). Some authorities consider the synonym Enneanectes pectoralis to be a valid species.
Wikipedia contributors, Enneanectes jordani; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:05:17.245236+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enneanectes jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
- Name authority
- (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
- Common name
- mimic 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 jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)
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 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Enneapterygius jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) | synonym |
| Enneanectes pectoralis (Fowler, 1941) (Fowler, 1941) | synonym |
| Enneapterygius pectoralis Fowler, 1941 Fowler, 1941 | synonym |
| Gillias jordani Evermann & Marsh, 1899 Evermann & Marsh, 1899 | 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=280681 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.
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:39VWP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.