Enneanectes smithi Lubbock & Edwards, 1981
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 smithi is a species of triplefin blenny. It was described by Hugh Roger Lubbock and Alasdair Edwards in 1981 from St Paul's Rocks in the western Atlantic Ocean. The specific name honours Roger Wellesley Smith for his assistance to the Cambridge University expedition to St Paul's Rocks but no other information is given about this individual.
Wikipedia contributors, Enneanectes smithi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:35:51.991362+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enneanectes smithi Lubbock & Edwards, 1981
- Name authority
- Lubbock & Edwards, 1981
- 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 smithi Lubbock & Edwards, 1981
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 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.
- Lubbock, R., & Edwards, A. (1981). The fishes of Saint Paul’s Rocks. J. Fish Biol. 18:135-157. 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:39VWW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.