Enneapterygius fasciatus (Weber, 1909)
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 fasciatus, known commonly as the tiny threefin or the banded triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was originally described by Weber in 1909, under the name Tripterygium fasciatum, which was later renamed Tripterygion fasciatum. It is a tropical blenny found in coral reefs in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, and has been described from East Africa to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Taiwan. E. fasciatus has been recorded swimming at a depth range of 1–25 metres (3.3–82 ft). Male E. fasciatus can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres.
Wikipedia contributors, Enneapterygius fasciatus; 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
- Enneapterygius fasciatus (Weber, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Weber, 1909)
- 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 fasciatus (Weber, 1909)
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tripterygium fasciatum Weber, 1909 Weber, 1909 | synonym |
| Tripterygion fasciatum (Weber, 1909) (Weber, 1909) | 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=219178 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:6FBHW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.