Enneapterygius cheni Wang, Shao & Shen, 1996
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
Enneapterygius cheni is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by S.C. Wang, K.T. Shao, and S.C. Shen in 1996. It is a subtropical blenny found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and swims at depths ranging from 0–12 metres. It has been described from Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. Male E. cheni can reach a maximum length of 2.4 centimetres. The specific name honours the person who collected the type, Jeng-Ping Chen of the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enneapterygius cheni Wang, Shao & Shen, 1996
- Name authority
- Wang, Shao & Shen, 1996
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Tripterygiidae
- Genus
- Enneapterygius
- 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
- genusEnneapterygius Rüppell, 1835
- speciesEnneapterygius cheni Wang, Shao & Shen, 1996
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Enneapterygius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Enneapterygius bahasa Fricke, 1997 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius destai Clark, 1980 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius elaine Holleman, 2005 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius etheostoma (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen, 1994 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius genamaculatus Holleman, 2005 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius gruschkai Holleman, 2005 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius hollemani Randall, 1995 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius melanospilus Randall, 1995 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius minutus (Günther, 1877) | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke, 1994 | TripterygiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enneapterygius miyakensis Fricke, 1987 | 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.
- Wang, T.-M.; Shao, K.-T.; Chen, C.-T. (1996). Enneapterygius cheni, a new triplefin fish (Pisces: Tripterygiidae) from Taiwan. Acta Zool. Taiwanica, 7. 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:39VYX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.