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Species in the genus Enneapterygius: [ 81 ] records

abeli, Tripterygion Klausewitz [W.] 1960:11, Figs. 1-2 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 41 (nos 1/2); ref. 11926] Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Holotype: SMF 4780. Paratypes: SMF 4781-82 (1, 1). •Valid as Enneapterygius abeli (Klausewitz 1960) -- (Dor 1984:233 [ref. 29757], Holleman 1986:756 [ref. 5671], Fricke 1987:336 [ref. 9108], Winterbottom et al. 1989:62 [ref. 13251], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Fricke 1997:565 [ref. 23339], Fricke 1999:466 [ref. 24106], Holleman 2005:4 [ref. 28455], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:444 [ref. 30396], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:40 [ref. 31735], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:303 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:142 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:31 [ref. 36883], Zajonz et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:28 [37] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:410 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius abeli (Klausewitz 1960). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Habitat: marine.

altipinnis, Enneapterygius Clark [E.] 1980:99, Figs. 3b, 6c, 11 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 28 (nos 3-4) [for 1979]; ref. 8837] North of Ras Burka, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: USNM 205807. Paratypes: HUJ 5481-82 (9, 10), 5501 (1); TAU [= SMNHTAU] 4076b (2), 4398 (5); USNM 205808-09 (33, 2), 212247-48 (2, 1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:24 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Fricke 1994:285 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:337, 572 [ref. 23339], Golani 2006:30 [ref. 28840], Hoese 2006:1523 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394]). •Valid as Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark 1980 -- (Dor 1984:233 [ref. 29757], Randall et al. 1990:364 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:41 [ref. 31735], DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Fricke et al. 2018:304 [ref. 35805], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:142 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:28 [37] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:411 [ref. 39961], Fricke et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41244]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark 1980. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa east to Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

annulatum, Tripterygium Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1888:1021 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 18601] Vancluse, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.1651 (2). Original genus should have been Tripterygion. •Valid as Enneapterygius annulatus (Ramsay & Ogilby 1888) -- (Randall et al. 1990:364 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:324 [ref. 23929]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther 1873) -- (Fricke 1994:187 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:165, 566 [ref. 23339], Johnson 1999:747 [ref. 25471], Randall 2005:471 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1519 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther 1873). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

atriceps, Tripterygium Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:505, Fig. 46 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50719. Paratypes: CAS-SU 23305 (9). Non-types: USNM 51165 (3), 126693 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:99 [ref. 12291], Springer & Orrell 1996:24-25 [ref. 22274]. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. •Valid as Enneapterygius atriceps (Jenkins 1903) -- (Fricke 1997:161, 566 [ref. 23339], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Mundy 2005:460 [ref. 28379], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:444 [ref. 30396], Randall 2007:373 [ref. 30952], Meguro & Motomura 2010:6 [ref. 31252], Motomura et al. 2015:10 [ref. 33825], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:28 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius atriceps (Jenkins 1903). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Ridge and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

atrogulare, Tripterygium Günther [A.] 1873:91 [11] [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 6424] Bowen, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1873.8.1.45. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. •Valid as Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther 1873) -- (Fricke 1994:187 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:165, 566 [ref. 23339], Randall et al. 1997:364 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:747 [ref. 25471], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:471 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1519 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:444 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:29 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius atrogulare (Günther 1873). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia, Coral Sea and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

bahasa, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:170, Fig. 29 [ ref. 23339] Heron Island, Queensland, Australia, 23°26'S, 151°55'E. Holotype: USNM 259168. Paratypes: SMNS 15934 (3), 15955 (2), 18695 (2); USNM 259129 (31), 209582 (53), 344075 (3), 344087 (1); plus other non-type material. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:64 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius bahasa Fricke 1997 -- (Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Mundy 2005:460 [ref. 28379], Hoese 2006:1519 [ref. 28998], Chiang & Chen 2008:190 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:444 [ref. 30396], Meguro & Motomura 2010:6 [ref. 31252], Motomura et al. 2010:182 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:765 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:23, 25 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius bahasa Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, to Palau and Guam and eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

bichrous, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:195, Fig. 30 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] New Year Island, 10°55'S, 133°01'E, Northern Territory, Australia, depth 0-1 meter. Holotype: NTM S.10600-032. Paratypes: AMS I.21963-001 (1); NTM A.10011-018 (3); ROM 65513 (1), 65515-16 (1, 6), 67974 (2); SMNS 15356 (1); WAM P.29025-039 (13). Plus many more paratype lots at AMS, NTM and WAM; additional non-type material at several museums. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:19 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:64 [ref. 29864], Moore et al. 2008:41 [ref. 30117] with remarks. •Synonym of Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:199, 567 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:345 [ref. 28867], Hoese 2006:1520 [ref. 28998], Chiang & Chen 2008:195 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Larson et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

callionymi, Tripterygium Weber [M.] 1909:147 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Sanana, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Siboga station 193. Lectotype: ZMA 112506. Paralectotypes: ZMA 112501-05 (2, 1, 2, 1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:95 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Fricke 1997:173, 280 [ref. 23339]. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:274, 570 [ref. 23339] after lectotype designation, Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Fricke 1994:243 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1994:4 [ref. 21828]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

cerasinus, Enneapterygius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:419, Fig. 100 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype (unique): USNM 51802. Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:26 [ref. 22274]. •Questionably a synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Fricke 1994:242 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1994:4 [ref. 21828]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:274, 570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Valid as Enneapterygius cerasinus Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Dewa et al. 2023:349 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius cerasinus Jordan & Seale 1906. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Palau and Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

cheni, Enneapterygius Wang [S.-C.], Shao [K.-T.] & Shen [S.-C.] 1996:80, Fig. 1 [Acta Zoologica Taiwanica v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 22200] Cheng-Kung, eastern coast of Taiwan, 25°07'N, 121°21'E, depth 8-10 meters. Holotype: ASIZP 057448. Paratypes: ASIZT 057449-50 (1, 2); NTUM 7870 (2). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius niger Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:248, 569 [ref. 23339]). •Valid as Enneapterygius cheni Wang, Shao & Shen 1996 -- (Shibukawa et al. 2004:2 [ref. 27552], Chiang & Chen 2008:190 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:444 [ref. 30396], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:20, 26, 29 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius cheni Wang, Shao & Shen 1996. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Tropical Western North Pacific: Micronesia to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

clarkae, Enneapterygius Holleman [W.] 1982:121, Fig. 6 [Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History) v. 14 (pt 4); ref. 2187] Off Barreira Vermelha, Inhaca Island, Mozambique, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 14175. Paratypes: LACM 31617-27 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 7938-39 (1, 2), 9842 (2), 14174 (4), 14176 (1), 14177 (2 c&s) not on shelf, 14629 (4); USNM 231378-82 (1, 1, 1, 1, 3). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:26 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius destai Clark 1980 -- (Fricke 1997:566 [ref. 23339]). •Valid as Enneapterygius clarkae Holleman 1982 -- (Holleman 1986:756 [ref. 5671], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Holleman 2005:6 [ref. 28455], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:46 [ref. 31735], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:20, 29 [ref. 35129], Fricke et al. 2018:304 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:142 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:28 [37] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:412 [ref. 39961], Sreeraj et al. 2022:649 [ref. 40119]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius clarkae Holleman 1982. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos); Lakshadweep (India). Habitat: marine.

clea, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:176, Fig. 30 [ ref. 23339] Surge Channel, Escape Reef North, Cooktown area, Queensland, Australia, 15°49'S, 145°50'E, depth 5 meters. Holotype: AMS I.22600-056. Paratypes: AMS I.22600-069 (21), SMNS 19120 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:64 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius clea Fricke 1997 -- (Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Hoese 2006:1520 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Meguro & Motomura 2010:6 [ref. 31252], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:22, 25 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius clea Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

destai, Enneapterygius Clark [E.] 1980:102, Figs. 4b, 13 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 28 (nos 3-4) [for 1979]; ref. 8837] Northern end of Delemone Island, just east of Ras Coral, Ethiopia, Red Sea. Holotype: USNM 214629. Paratypes: HUJ 5488-90 (1, 1, 3), 5498 (2), 5502 (1), 9210 (20 or 27), 9211 (3); SMF 9494 (1); TAU [= SMNHTAU] N.S. 4397 (1); USNM 205798-99 (14, 2). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:26 [ref. 22274], Golani 2006:31 [ref. 28840]. Spelled destae in caption to Fig. 13; named for a man so destai is correctly formed. •Valid as Enneapterygius destai Clark 1980 -- (Dor 1984:233 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Fricke 1997:566 [ref. 23339], Holleman 2005:6 [ref. 28455], Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:46 [ref. 31735], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:143 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:29 [38] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:412 [ref. 39961], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1303 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius destai Clark 1980. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

elaine, Enneapterygius Holleman [W.] 2005:7, Fig. 6, Pl. 1 (A,B) [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 5; ref. 28455] Baladirou, 19°40'S, 63°26'E, Rodrigues Island, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [SAIAB [formerly RUSI]] 69185. Paratypes: AMS 441476-001 (2); BPBM 39012 (4); BMNH 2002.8.22.1-3 (3); ROM 73204 (4); SAIAB 65577 (3), 65578 (5), 65579 (2), 65580 (3), 65581 (3), 65584 (5), 65586 (5); USNM 370527 (4). •Valid as Enneapterygius elaine Holleman 2005 -- (Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Holleman 2022:413 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius elaine Holleman 2005. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mascarenes (Rodrigues) endemic. Habitat: marine.

elegans, Tripterygium Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1876:441 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876; ref. 18495] Mauritius [Île aux Fouquets, 8 kilometers east of Mahébourg, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean]. Lectotype: ZMB 9465. Paralectotypes: ZMB 32770 [ex ZMB 9465] (2). Original genus should have been Tripterygion. •Valid as Enneapterygius elegans (Peters 1876) -- (Holleman 1986:756 [ref. 5671], Fricke 1987:336 [ref. 9108], Fricke & Randall 1992:3 [ref. 20288], Fricke 1994:203 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:179, 566 [ref. 23339], Randall et al. 1997:521 [ref. 25919], Fricke 1999:467 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:46 [ref. 24903], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1084 [ref. 25182], Fricke 2001:5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288] dated 1877, Nakabo 2002:1084 [ref. 26193], Fricke 2002:182 [ref. 29865], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830] dated 1877, Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624] dated 1877, Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:471 [ref. 28239], Holleman 2005:8 [ref. 28455], Hoese 2006:1520 [ref. 28998], Chiang & Chen 2008:194 [ref. 29932] dated 1877, Fricke 2009:38 [ref. 30394], Fricke et al. 2009:93 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:765 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:28 [ref. 35129], Fricke et al. 2018:304 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:31 [ref. 36883], Holleman 2022:413 [ref. 39961], Fricke et al. 2024:88 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius elegans (Peters 1876). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Samoa and Tonga, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

erythrosoma, Enneapterygius Shen [S.-C.] 1994:7, Fig. 5 [Acta Zoologica Taiwanica v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 21605] Wen-tz-keng, north coast of Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 7815. Paratypes: NTUM 7816 (1), 7852 (1), 7854 (1); USNM 329658 (1). Non-type material: NTUM. Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:26 [ref. 22274], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432]. Authorship is Shen alone, not Shen & Wu. •Synonym of Enneapterygius rubicauda Shen 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:310, 571 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394]). •Valid as Enneapterygius erythrosomus Shen -- (Chiang & Chen 2008:194 [ref. 29932] with authorship as Shen & Wu, Motomura et al. 2010:185 [ref. 31256]). •Valid as Enneapterygius erythrosoma Shen -- (Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432], Meguro & Motomura 2010:1 [ref. 31252], Dewa & Motomura 2022:[2] [ref. 39404], Dewa et al. 2024:11 [ref. 40809], Furuhashi et al. 2024:14 [ref. 41415]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius erythrosoma Shen 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northeastern Taiwan north to Sagami Bay (Japan) and Izu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

etheostoma, Tripterygium Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:444, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Misaki, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7065. Paratypes: CAS-SU 7100 (27), USNM 50299 (7). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:99 [ref. 12291], Springer & Orrell 1996:26 [ref. 22274]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:561 [ref. 31656]. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. Treated as a noun in apposition, the spelling etheostoma is correct in Enneapterygius. •Valid as Tripterygion etheostoma (Jordan & Snyder) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:24 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Rosenblatella etheostoma (Jordan & Snyder 1902) -- (Shen 1994:25 [ref. 21605]). •Valid as Enneapterygius etheostomus (Jordan & Snyder 1902) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:294 [ref. 6441] with authors as Jordan & Seale, Fricke 1987:336 [ref. 9108], Fricke 1997:185, 567 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1083 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:233 [ref. 25480], Shinohara et al. 2000:181 [ref. 25987], Shimizu 2001:36 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:1083 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:387, 649 [ref. 26218], Chiang & Chen 2008:194 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:183 [ref. 31256], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:27 [ref. 35129], Kwun et al. 2017:142 [ref. 37287], Cornejo et al. 2018:17 [ref. 36409]). •Valid as Enneapterygius etheostoma (Jordan & Snyder 1902) -- (Motomura et al. 2005:13 [ref. 28338], Endo et al. 2010:14 [ref. 30815], Motomura et al. 2015:27 [ref. 34709], Kim et al. 2020:163 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:98 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius etheostoma (Jordan & Snyder 1902). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Vietnam and China east to Taiwan, north to Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

fasciatum, Tripterygium Weber [M.] 1909:148 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Seba, Savu Island; Beo, Karakelang Island, Indonesia. Syntypes: ZMA 112507-08 (1, 2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:95 [ref. 19236]. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. •Valid as Enneapterygius fasciatus (Weber 1909) -- (Fricke 1994:4 [ref. 21828], Fricke 1997:193, 567 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Holleman 2005:9 [ref. 28455], Chiang & Chen 2008:195 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:766 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:145 [ref. 33932], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:23, 28, 29 [ref. 35129], Fricke et al. 2018:304 [ref. 35805], Holleman 2022:414 [ref. 39961], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1303 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius fasciatus (Weber 1909). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya), Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

flavoccipitis, Enneapterygius Shen [S.-C.] 1994:8, Fig. 6 [Acta Zoologica Taiwanica v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 21605] Ho-bi-hou, southern coast of Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 07836. Paratypes: NTUM 07837 (1), 07842 (1); USNM 329659 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:26 [ref. 22274], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432]. Authorship is Shen alone, not Shen & Wu. •Valid as Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen 1994 [often with authors as Shen & Wu] -- (Fricke 1997:199, 567 [ref. 23339], Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:48 [ref. 24903], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1084 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Fricke 2001:4, 5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Nakabo 2002:1084 [ref. 26193], Fricke 2002:184 [ref. 29865], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830] with authors as Shen & Wu, Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624] with authors Shen & Wu, Randall 2005:472 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1520 [ref. 28998], Chiang & Chen 2008:195 [ref. 29932] with authorship as Shen & Wu, Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:766 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:145 [ref. 33932], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:22, 24, 26 [ref. 35129], Fricke et al. 2024:27 [ref. 41177]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia to Philippines, Papua New Guinea to New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands, Australia, and north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.

frickei, Enneapterygius Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2024:1302, Figs. 1-4 [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] North side of Bairi Island, Dumoulin Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°53.786'S, 150°44.677'E, depth 0.2 - 2.0 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34324-001. Paratypes: WAM P.34324-005 (7). •Valid as Enneapterygius frickei Allen & Erdmann 2024. Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius frickei Allen & Erdmann 2024. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Dumoulin Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

fuligicauda, Enneapterygius Fowler [H. W.] 1946:188, Fig. 52 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: ANSP 72062. Paratypes: ANSP 72063-64 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:164 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner 1867) -- (Fricke 1994:215 [ref. 21827]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:276, 570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Valid as Enneapterygius fuligicauda Fowler 1946 -- (Yu & Chung 1975:9 [ref. 41103] as fulgicauda, Dewa et al. 2023:349 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius fuligicauda Fowler 1946. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

fuscoventer, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:210, Fig. 38 [ ref. 23339] Putic Island, northwestern side (Cuyo Island), Palawan Province, Philippines, 10°55'05"N, 121°02'03"E, depth 0-4.5 meters. Holotype: USNM 259131. Paratypes: SMNS 19172 (2); USNM 259136 (1), 293711 (1), 295566 (9), 345509 (15). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:64 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius fuscoventer Fricke 1997 -- (Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Chiang & Chen 2008:196 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:766 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:24 [ref. 35129], Tashiro & Motomura 2018:[2] 253 [ref. 35918], Dewa et al. 2022:24 [ref. 40001]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius fuscoventer Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Papua New Guinea east to Society Islands, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan). Habitat: marine.

genamaculatus, Enneapterygius Holleman [W.] 2005:11, Fig. 10 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 5; ref. 28455] Southeastern side of Grande Passe, Saint Brandon's Shoals, about 16°28'S, 59°40'E, depth 0-6 m. Holotype: USNM 357600. Paratypes: SAIAB 60503 (6); USNM 357597 (2), 357599 (29), 357602 (12), 357606 (2). •Valid as Enneapterygius genamaculatus Holleman 2005 -- (Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Holleman 2022:414 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius genamaculatus Holleman 2005. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) endemic. Habitat: marine.

gracilis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:209, Fig. 34 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Cobourg Pennsula, Danger Point, 11°08'S, 132°20'E, Northern Territory, Australia, depth 0-1.5 meters. Holotype: NTM S.10431-027. Paratypes: AMS I.17060-043 (6), IB.7075 (1); NTM S.10005-27 (1); SMNS 14205 (1), 14552 (6), 14612 (8); AMS I.17060-043 (6); USNM 279864 (1). Plus many more paratype lots at NTM and WAM. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:20 [ref. 28100], Springer & Orrell 1996:27 [ref. 22274], Fricke 2005:65 [ref. 29864], Moore et al. 2008:41 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Enneapterygius gracilis Fricke 1994 -- (Larson & Williams 1997:367 [ref. 23967], Fricke 1997:567 [ref. 23339], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Hoese 2006:1520 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Larson et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32988], Dewa et al. 2023:342 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius gracilis Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Northern Australia: Western Australia to Queensland. Habitat: marine.

gruschkai, Enneapterygius Holleman [W.] 2005:11, Fig. 11, Pl. 1E [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 5; ref. 28455] Passe d'Ambulante, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, 20°26'10"S, depth 6-8 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 61281. Paratypes: BPBM 35600 (1); CAS 33424 (1); ROM 56795 (4), 56796 (1), 56799 (2), 56800 (1), 56801 (5), 56802 (6); SAIAB 6122 (11), 61283 (11); USNM 357601 (6), 357607 (1), 357611 (2), 357608 (8). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Enneapterygius gruschkai Holleman 2005 -- (Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Fricke et al. 2009:93 [ref. 30213], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:30 [ref. 35129], Holleman 2022:415 [ref. 39961], Fricke et al. 2024:88 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius gruschkai Holleman 2005. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Comoros, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos), western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Habitat: marine.

hemimelas, Tripterygium Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:371 [16] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Fagasa Bay, Tutuila Island, American Samoa, depth 0-3 meters. Neotype: USNM 220068. Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:27 [ref. 22274]. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. Neotype selected by Fricke 1994 [ref. 21827]. •Valid as Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner 1867) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:294 [ref. 6441], Fricke 1987:335 [ref. 9108], Fricke 1994:215 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:214, 567 [ref. 23339], Randall et al. 1997:522 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:215 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:747 [ref. 25471], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1086 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Fricke 2001:4, 5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288] dated 1866, Nakabo 2002:1086 [ref. 26193], Fricke 2002:184 [ref. 29865], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:472 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1520 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Meguro & Motomura 2010:1 [ref. 31252], Motomura et al. 2010:182, 183 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:767 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:146 [ref. 33932], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:22, 25, 26 [ref. 35129], Dewa et al. 2022:24 [ref. 40001]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner 1867). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and to American Samoa, north to Taiwan and Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Australia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

hollemani, Enneapterygius Randall [J. E.] 1995:27, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (no. 1/2); ref. 21853] Northern side of Ra's al Madrakah, central coast of Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 0-0.5 meters. Holotype: BPBM 36078. Paratypes: BPBM 36021 (1), USNM 334523 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:27 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Enneapterygius hollemani Randall 1995 -- (Fricke 1997:568 [ref. 23339], Randall 1995:308 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Holleman 2005:13 [ref. 28455], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Esmaeili et al. 2022:26 [35] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:415 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius hollemani Randall 1995. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Oman. Habitat: marine.

howensis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:224, Fig. 42 [ ref. 23339] South end of middle beach, Lord Howe Island, 31°32'S, 159°04'E, depth 0-3 meters. Holotype: AMS I.17368-036. Paratypes: AMS I.5916 (2), I.17368-053 (10); SMNS 19121 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:65 [ref. 29864]. AMS I.5916 are two syntypes of Tripterygion rufopileum Waite 1904. •Valid as Enneapterygius howensis Fricke 1997 -- (Fricke 1997:568 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2001:4 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:183 [ref. 29865], Hoese 2006:1521 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:22, 24 [ref. 35129], Tashiro & Motomura 2018:[8] 259 [ref. 35918]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius howensis Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: western Coral Sea (Australia), Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

hsiojenae, Enneapterygius Shen [S.-C.] 1994:11, Fig. 7 [Acta Zoologica Taiwanica v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 21605] Wen-tz-ken [Wen-zi-keng], Gongliao Township, Taipei County, north coast of Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 07828. Paratypes: NTUM 02829 (1), 07826-27 (1, 1), 07849 (1); USNM 329660 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:27 [ref. 22274], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432]. Authorship is Shen alone, not Shen & Wu. •Synonym of Enneapterygius vexillarius Fowler 1946 -- (Fricke 1997:355, 572 [ref. 23339]). •Valid as Enneapterygius hsiojenae Shen 1994 -- (Chiang & Chen 2008:196 [ref. 29932] with authorship as Shen & Wu, Endo et al. 2010:14 [ref. 30815], Meguro & Motomura 2010:1 [ref. 31252], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius hsiojenae Shen 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

kermadecensis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:230, Fig. 42 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Meyer Island, 29°14.9'S, 177°52.2'E, Kermadec Islands, depth 0-2 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.28611. Paratypes: AMS uncat. (5, not found); BMNH uncat. (5); NMNZ P.13462 (3), P.13498 (1), P.13563 (11), P.17746 (14), P.17749 (8), P.17764 (2), P.28563 (22), P.30185 (13); SMNS 24581 (5); USNM uncat. (5, not received at USNM by 1996). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:20 [ref. 28100], Springer & Orrell 1996:27 [ref. 22274], Fricke 2005:65 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius kermadecensis Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:227, 568 [ref. 23339] with note (p. 230) that AMS, BMNH, SMNS and USNM specimens are still with NMNZ P.30185, Fricke 2009:39 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Stewart & Clements 2015:1502 [ref. 34299], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:24 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius kermadecensis Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Kermadec Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.

kosiensis, Enneapterygius Holleman [W.] 2005:13, Fig. 12 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 5; ref. 28455] Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB 59086. Paratypes: SAIAB 9897 (1), 40265 (9). •Valid as Enneapterygius kosiensis Holleman 2005 -- (Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Holleman 2022:416 [ref. 39961], Fricke et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41244]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius kosiensis Holleman 2005. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) endemic. Habitat: marine.

larsonae, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:235, Figs. 44-45 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Northwestern tip of Rosemary Island, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Holotype: NTM S.10809-026. Paratypes: NTM S.10809-035 (24), S.10814-036 (7); SMNS 14215 (2), 14575 (3), 14611 (5), 14657 (3); WAM P.25308-016 [not 014] (1), P.26668-011 (5), P.28416-029 (2), P.29883-004 (1), P.29884-015 (1), P.29887-006 (1). Plus more paratypes at AMS, NTM and WAM. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:20 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:65 [ref. 29864], Moore et al. 2008:41 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Enneapterygius larsonae Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:230, 568 [ref. 23339], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Hoese 2006:1521 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:767 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:146 [ref. 33932], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:26, 27, 30 [ref. 35129], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius larsonae Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: marine.

leucopunctatus, Enneapterygius Shen [S.-C.] 1994:12, Fig. 8 [Acta Zoologica Taiwanica v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 21605] Wen-tz-keng [Wen-zi-keng], Gongiliao Township, Taipei County, northern coast of Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 07823. Paratypes: NTUM 7851-52 (1, 1). Non-types: NTUM 07822 (6). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432]. Authorship is Shen alone, not Shen & Wu. •Synonym of Enneapterygius vexillarius Fowler 1946 -- (Fricke 1997:355, 572 [ref. 23339]). •Valid as Enneapterygius leucopunctatus Shen 1994 -- (Chiang & Chen 2008:196 [ref. 29932] with authorship as Shen & Wu, Endo et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30815], Motomura et al. 2010:183 [ref. 31256], Meguro & Motomura 2010:1 [ref. 31252], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432], Koeda et al. 2016:14 [ref. 35354], Wada et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38521]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius leucopunctatus Shen 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan north to southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

macrobrachium, Enneapterygius Fowler [H. W.] 1946:189, Fig. 53 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72065 [not 72055] (missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:164 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner 1867) -- (Fricke 1994:216 [ref. 21827]). • Type lost; questionably the same as Enneapterygius rubicauda Shen 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:310, 571 [ref. 23339]). •Nomen dubium in genus Enneapterygius -- (Dewa & Motomura 2022:[13] [ref. 39404]). Nomen Dubium. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

melanospilus, Enneapterygius Randall [J. E.] 1995:29, Fig. 2 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (no. 1/2); ref. 21853] East side of Masirah Island, off central coast of Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 3 meters. Holotype: BPBM 36181. Paratypes: BPBM 35980 (1), USNM 334524 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:28 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Enneapterygius melanospilus Randall 1995 -- (Fricke 1997:568 [ref. 23339], Randall 1995:308 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Holleman 2005:14 [ref. 28455] as melanospilos, Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Esmaeili et al. 2022:26 [35] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:416 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius melanospilus Randall 1995. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Oman. Habitat: marine.

minutum, Tripterygium Günther [A.] 1877:211, Pl. 118 (fig. D) [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 13); ref. 14243] Apia, Upolu Island, Western Samoa. Lectotype: BMNH 1961.10.20.1. Paralectotype: BMNH 1873.4.3.218 (1). Lectotype selected by Fricke 1994:245 [ref. 21827]. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:274, 570 [ref. 23339], Randall 2005:473 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:345 [ref. 28867], Hoese 2006:1522 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Motomura et al. 2010:184 [ref. 31256], Larson et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32988], Holleman 2022:417 [ref. 39961]). •Valid as Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:294 [ref. 6441], Fricke 1987:336 [ref. 9108], Fricke 1994:242 [ref. 21827], Shen 1994:14 [ref. 21605], Fricke 1994:4 [ref. 21828], Myers 1999:216 [ref. 23965], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1081 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:116 [ref. 25868], Dewa et al. 2023:344 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), Mozambique, north to Taiwan and Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia, east to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa and Kiribati. Habitat: marine.

mirabilis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:251, Fig. 48 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Escape Reef, 15°49'S, 145°50'E, Cooktown area, Queensland, Australia, depth 10-14 meters. Holotype: AMS I.22581-063. Paratypes: AMS I.20779-169 (2), I.20784-002 (1), I.20956-049 (1), I.20965-022 (1), I.22580-026 (1); USNM 263652 (1); WAM P.28531-012 (1), P.28534-024 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:28 [ref. 22274], Moore et al. 2008:41 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:234, 568 [ref. 23339], Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:41 [ref. 24903], Nakabo 2000:1082 [ref. 25182], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Nakabo 2002:1082 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Hoese 2006:1521 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:768 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:23 [ref. 35129], Tashiro et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 35790], Fricke et al. 2019:254 [ref. 36673], Fricke et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41244]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius mirabilis Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea east to Vanuatu, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

miyakensis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1987:333, Fig. 1 [Senckenbergiana Maritima v. 19 (nos. 5-6); ref. 9108] Igaya Bay, Miyake-jima, Izu Islands, Japan, 34°05'N, 139°31'E, depth 0-1 meter. Holotype: SMF 21361. Paratypes: SMF 21362 (1), NSMT-P 29837 [ex TMBS 850808-1] (1), ZMB 31655 (1). Type catalog: Moyer & Matsuura 1991:82 [ref. 19927]. •Valid as Enneapterygius miyakensis Fricke 1987 -- (Fricke 1997:237, 568 [ref. 23339], Nakabo 2000:1083 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1083 [ref. 26193], Motomura et al. 2005:13 [ref. 28338], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Endo et al. 2010:14 [ref. 30815], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:27 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius miyakensis Fricke 1987. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Izu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.

namarrgon, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:240, Fig. 48 [ ref. 23339] Gove Peninsula, south of Cape Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia, depth 5 meters. Holotype: AMS I.21961-014. Paratypes: AMS I.21961-028 (15), SMNS 19119 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:65 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius namarrgon Fricke 1997 -- (Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Hoese 2006:1521 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Meguro & Motomura 2010:6 [ref. 31252], Larson et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32988], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:28 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius namarrgon Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Northern Territory, Australia. Habitat: marine.

nanus, Tripterygion Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1960:288, Fig. 112 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 2; ref. 3972] Lagoon reef at Rujoru Island, Eniwetok [Eniwetak] Atoll, western Pacific. Holotype: USNM 142233. Paratypes: USNM 142234-48 (7, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1, 4, 2, 1, 4, 1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:28 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Enneapterygius nanus (Schultz 1960) -- (Fricke 1994:255 [ref. 21827], Shen 1994:16 [ref. 21605], Fricke 1997:242, 569 [ref. 23339], Myers 1999:216 [ref. 23965], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Fricke 2001:4, 5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:185 [ref. 29865], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:472 [ref. 28239], Chiang & Chen 2008:197 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:768 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:23, 28 [ref. 35129], Dewa et al. 2023:352 [ref. 40596], Dewa et al. 2024:11 [ref. 40809]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius nanus (Schultz 1960). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands, Habitat: marine.

nasimae, Enneapterygius Hoda [S. M. S.] 1983:116, Figs. 1 (A-D), 2 (A-D), 3 (A-C) [Indian Journal of Fisheries v. 30 (no. 1); ref. 17430] Buleji, Karachi coast, Pakistan, northern Arabian Sea. Holotype: CEMBP 208. Paratypes: (?11) CEMBP 69, 238, 262; ROM 39315. •Valid as Enneapterygius nasimae Hoda 1983 -- (Fricke 1997:569 [ref. 23339], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius ventermaculus Holleman 1982 -- (Holleman 2005:21 [ref. 28455], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:53 [ref. 31735], Holleman 2022:419 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius ventermaculus Holleman 1982. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

niger, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:259, Fig. 51 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Grande Terre, Baie de Saint-Vincent, 21°57'24"S, 165°59'54"E, New Caledonia, depth 2-8 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1997-0430. Paratypes: AMS IA.2954 (9), IB.4779 (1); MNHN uncat. (2, 1); NMNZ P.29472 (1), P.29517 (1), P.29558 (1), P.29587 (8), P.29606 (1), P.29608 (4); ROM 65507-08 (10, 8), 65510 (3), 65514 (2), 65523 (1); SMNS 13207-08 (2, 2); USNM 323779 (14). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:20 [ref. 28100], Springer & Orrell 1996:28 [ref. 22274], Fricke 2005:65 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius niger Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:248, 569 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Fricke 2001:4, 5, 6 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:186 [ref. 29865], Shibukawa et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27552], Randall 2005:472 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:768 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:23, 25, 27, 29 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius niger Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Pohnpei. Habitat: marine.

nigricauda, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:255, Fig. 52 [ ref. 23339] E'ua Island, Tongatapu Group, fringing reef at base of cliff on northwestern shore, 21°18'15"S, 174°26'20"W, depth 0-11 meters. Holotype: USNM 331035. Paratypes: BPBM 15516 (7), 29097 (14), 35222 (2); CAS 49701 (10); SMNS 18697 (4); USNM 115526 (30), 142259 (1), 297859 (27), 331031 (51), 343062 (3), 344093 (36), 344097 (55); plus non-type additional material. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:66 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius nigricauda Fricke 1997 -- (Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:473 [ref. 28239], Chiang & Chen 2008:197 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Meguro & Motomura 2010:6 [ref. 31252], Allen & Erdmann 2012:768 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:25 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius nigricauda Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, north to Taiwan and Ogasawara Islands, east to Vanuatu, islands of Oceania to Line Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Society Islands. Habitat: marine.

niue, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2017:16, Figs. 1-4 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 25; ref. 35129] Niue, Limu, 18°58'30.12"S, 169°53'58.9"W, intertidal. Holotype: SMF 35952. Paratypes: HUJ, SMF. •Valid as Enneapterygius niue Fricke & Erdmann 2017. Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius niue Fricke & Erdmann 2017. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Niue and Samoa, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Habitat: marine.

obscurus, Enneapterygius Clark [E.] 1980:105, Figs. 4d, 15 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 28 (nos 3-4) [for 1979]; ref. 8837] El Himera, Gulf of Aqaba, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea. Holotype: USNM 205818. Paratypes: HUJ 5483 (2), 5486 (8); USNM 205819-20 (2, 9). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:28 [ref. 22274], Golani 2006:31 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Enneapterygius obscurus Clark 1980 -- (Dor 1984:234 [ref. 29757], Fricke & Randall 1992:5 [ref. 20288], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Fricke 1997:569 [ref. 23339], Holleman 2005:15 [ref. 28455], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:48 [ref. 31735], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:143 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:29 [38] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:416 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius obscurus Clark 1980. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Maldives. Habitat: marine.

olivaceus, Enneapterygius Dewa [Y.], Tashiro [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2023:334, Figs. 1-3, 5a [Zootaxa 5374 (no. 3); ref. 40596] Off Shinaha Beach, Chabana, Yoron-jima Island, Amami Islands, Japan, 27°24'36"N, 128°24'57"E, depth 1 - 1.8 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I 101347. Paratypes: (27) KAUM-I, KPM, URM, USNM, WAM. •Valid as Enneapterygius olivaceus Dewa, Tashiro & Motomura 2023 -- (Dewa & Motomura 2024:265 [ref. 41643]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius olivaceus Dewa, Tashiro & Motomura 2023. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan and Philippines; northern Queensland (Australia); Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

ornatus, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:262, Fig. 53 [ ref. 23339] Henderson Island, 1/2 mile south of northwestern corner of island, depth 0-1 meter. Holotype: BPBM 17081. Paratypes: BPBM uncat. (16), SMNS 21881 (2). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:66 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius ornatus Fricke 1997 -- (Randall 1999:24 [ref. 25829], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:25 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius ornatus Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group. Habitat: marine.

pallidoserialis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:264, Figs. 54-55 [ ref. 23339] Putic Island, northwestern side (Cuyo Island), Palawan Province, Philippines, 10°55'05"N, 121°02'03"E, depth 0-4.5 meters. Holotype: USNM 279812. Paratypes: SMNS 19171 (2); USNM 227494 (1), 258845 (89), 259354-55 (1, 3), 287086 (7), 345513 (218); plus other non-type material. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:66 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius pallidoserialis Fricke 1997 -- (Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Chiang & Chen 2008:197 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:769 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:24 [ref. 35129], Dewa et al. 2024:11 [ref. 40809], Fricke et al. 2024:27 [ref. 41177]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius pallidoserialis Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vanuatu and Chuuk. Habitat: marine.

pallidus, Enneapterygius Clark [E.] 1980:107, Figs. 4e, 16 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 28 (nos 3-4) [for 1979]; ref. 8837] El Himeira, Gulf of Aqaba, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 21-17 meters. Holotype: USNM 212156. Paratypes: USNM 205829 (1), 212246 (2). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:29 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell 1835 -- (Fricke 1997:570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Valid as Enneapterygius pallidus Clark 1980 -- (Dor 1984:234 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396] with author as Clarke, Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:48 [ref. 31735], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:143 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:107 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:30 [39] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:417 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius pallidus Clark 1980. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

pardochir, Enneapterygius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:417, Fig. 98 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51799 (poor condition). Paratypes: (14) MCZ 35910 [ex USNM 51799] (2), CAS-SU 8696 (6), USNM 126235 (now 8). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:95 [ref. 12291], Springer & Orrell 1996:29 [ref. 22274]. •Questionably a synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Fricke 1994:242 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1994:4 [ref. 21828]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:274, 570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Dewa et al. 2023:345 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

paucifasciatus, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:264, Fig. 52 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Grande Terre, Baie de Saint-Vincent, 100 kilometers northwest of Nouméa, 22°01'06"S, 165°55'30"E, New Caledonia. Holotype: MNHN 1997-0433. Paratypes: SMNS 13868 (1). Other material: BPBM 34312 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:20 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:66 [ref. 29864]. Misspelled once on p. 264 as paucifaciatus. •Valid as Enneapterygius paucifasciatus Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2001:5, 6 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:186 [ref. 29865], Randall 2005:473 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:27, 29 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius paucifasciatus Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

philippinum, Tripterygium Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:269 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Coral reef at Paracale [Camarines Norte Province], eastern Luzon Island, Philippines. Lectotype: ZMB 6708. Paralectotype: ZMB 32768 [ex ZMB 6708] (1, = Enneapterygius minutus). Lectotype selected by Fricke 1997:274 [ref. 23339]. Original genus should have been Tripterygion. Most references refer to Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1867). •Valid as Tripterygion philippinum Peters 1868 -- (Yu & Chung 1975:10 [ref. 41103]). •Valid as Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:279, 570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 1999:467 [ref. 24106], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Fricke 2001:4 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288] dated 1869, Nakabo 2002:1081 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830] dated 1869, Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495] dated 1869, Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624] dated 1869, Heemstra et al. 2004:3327 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:473 [ref. 28239] dated 1869, Hoese 2006:1522 [ref. 28998], Chiang & Chen 2008:197 [ref. 29932] dated 1869, Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Fricke et al. 2009:93 [ref. 30213], Imamura 2009:243 [ref. 30434], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:184 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:769 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:146 [ref. 33932], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:22, 24 [ref. 35129], Koeda et al. 2016:83 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:305 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:32 [ref. 36883], Tashiro in Motomura et al. 2021:60 [ref. 38121], Holleman 2022:417 [ref. 39961], Dewa et al. 2023:354 [ref. 40596], Fricke et al. 2024:88 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Luzon (Philippines). Habitat: marine.

phoenicosoma, Enneapterygius Motomura [H.], Ota [R.] & Meguro [M.] in Motomura, Ota, Meguro & Tashiro 2015:2, Figs. 1-5, 8A-B, 9 [Species Diversity v. 20; ref. 33825] Off Nagasaki-bana, Kushikino-kose, Ichiki-kushikino, Kagoshima, Japan, 31°42'24"N, 130°15'44"E, depth 0.5-1 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I. 21960. Paratypes: BSKU, CMNH-ZF, NSMT-P, KAUM-I, MNHN. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Enneapterygius phoenicosoma Motomura, Ota & Meguro 2015 -- (Fricke & Erdmann 2017:28 [ref. 35129], Akaike et al. 2021:25 [ref. 38809]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius phoenicosoma Motomura, Ota & Meguro 2015. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Caroline Islands and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

punctulatus, Enneapterygius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:432 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Wala Island, Vanuatu. Holotype: FMNH 17388. Paratypes: (5) FMNH 17389-91 (1, 0, 1); CAS-SU 24437 (3), USNM 112209 [ex FMNH 17390] (1). Additional material: (4) CAS-SU 25117-18 (1, 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:95-96 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:34 [ref. 12367], Springer & Orrell 1996:29-30 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:275, 570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Fricke 1994:243 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1994:4 [ref. 21828], Dewa et al. 2023:345 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

pusillus, Enneapterygius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:2, Pl. 1 (fig 2) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 492. Paralectotypes: SMF 492 (1), 4778-79 (2). Lectotype perhaps first established by Fricke 1997:570 [ref. 23339]; Dor's 1984 use of holotype invalid. •Valid as Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell 1835 -- (Dor 1984:234 [ref. 29757], Holleman 1986:757 [ref. 5671], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:31 [ref. 21853], Randall 1995:308 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1997:570 [ref. 23339], Carpenter et al. 1997:207 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:49 [ref. 31735], Golani & Fricke 2018:143 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:119 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:92 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:30 [39] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:418 [ref. 39961], Fricke et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41244]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell 1835. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen) and Gulf of Oman east to southern India. Habitat: marine.

pyramis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:266, Fig. 53 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Rotuma, Fiji Islands, 12°30'S, 177°05'E, depth 0-12 meters. Holotype: USNM 283069. Paratypes: USNM 283107 (9), 283111 (3), 283442 (12), 339019 (6). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:30 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Enneapterygius pyramis Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:289, 570 [ref. 23339], Randall 1999:24 [ref. 25829], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:473 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1522 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:20, 27, 30 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius pyramis Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western and South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

qirmiz, Enneapterygius Holleman [W.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2012:509, Figs. 2H, 6-7 [Zootaxa No. 3152; ref. 31735] Uqban, Kamaran Island, Red Sea, Yemen, 15°28.893'N, 42°23.141'E. Holotype: SMF 33093 [ex SMF 29594]. Paratypes: BPBM 35721 (1); NHCY-P1 (1); SAIAB 88720 (2); SMF 29357 (2), 29487 (1), 29492 (2), 29594 (1), 33588 (1), 33589 (1), 33590 (1), 33591 (1), 33592 (1); USNM 205805 (6). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Enneapterygius qirmiz Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012 -- (Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:143 [ref. 36273], Esmaeili et al. 2022:30 [39] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:419 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius qirmiz Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

randalli, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:295, Fig. 62 [ ref. 23339] Ilots de Bass (Marotiri), southeastern isle, northwestern side of isle, Austral Islands, depth 6-9 meters. Holotype: BPBM 13410. Paratypes: AMNH 72850-52 (1, 5, 13); BPBM 13001 (2), 13307 (2), 17210 (1), 17230 (5), 17285 (1), uncat. (7); plus other non-type material. •Valid as Enneapterygius randalli Fricke 1997 -- (Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Randall 2005:474 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:24 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius randalli Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southern central Pacific: Austral Islands. Habitat: marine.

rhabdotus, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:270, Fig. 54 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Anano Bay, Nuku Hiva, 8°56'S, 140°00'W, Marquesas Islands. Holotype: AMS I.21773-009. Paratypes: AMS I.21773-014 (2), I.14317 (1), I.17490-061 (1); BPBM 12109 (2), 12585 (10); plus non-type material. •Valid as Enneapterygius rhabdotus Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:298, 571 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Randall & Earle 2000:18 [ref. 25806], Fricke 2001:5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Yoshigou & Yoshino 2002:2 [ref. 26253], Fricke 2002:188 [ref. 29865], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:474 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:770 [ref. 31980], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:83 [ref. 35333], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:20, 25, 26, 30 [ref. 35129], Tashiro in Motomura et al. 2021:60 [ref. 38121], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1304 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius rhabdotus Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, east to Society Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Japan; south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

rhothion, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:304, Fig. 64 [ ref. 23339] Touaourou, 6 kilometers southeast of Yaté, Grande Terre, New Caledonia, 22°10'36"S, 166°57'51"E, depth 0-0.6 meters. Holotype: SMNS 18322. Paratypes: SMNS 18698 (1), 18773 (7); USNM 297838 (4), 323778 (5), 323781 (4), 343892 (4); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:66 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius rhothion Fricke 1997 -- (Fricke 2001:6 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:188 [ref. 29865], Randall 2005:474 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:29 [ref. 35129], Dewa & Motomura 2024:262 [ref. 41643]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius rhothion Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: northern Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.

rubicauda, Enneapterygius Shen [S.-C.] 1994:17, Fig. 11 [Acta Zoologica Taiwanica v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 21605] Liu-chiu [Liouciou] Township, Pintung County, off southern coast of Taiwan. Holotype: NTUM 07806. Paratypes: NTUM 07803-04 (1, 1), 07857-59 (1, 1, 1); USNM 329661 (1). Non-types: NTUM 07805 (9). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:30 [ref. 22274], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432]. Enneapterygius erythrosoma and E. rubricauda were described in the same work, Fricke 1997:313 [ref. 23339] serves as first reviser selecting E rubricauda. •Valid as Enneapterygius rubicauda Shen 1994 [often wrongly with Shen & Wu as authors] -- (Fricke 1997:310, 571 [ref. 23339], Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:49 [ref. 24903], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1085 [ref. 25182], Fricke 2001:5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Nakabo 2002:1085 [ref. 26193], Fricke 2002:189 [ref. 29865], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830] as rubricauda, Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:770 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:28 [ref. 35129]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen 1994 -- (Chiang & Chen 2008:195 [ref. 29932] with author as Shen & Wu, Endo et al. 2010:9 [ref. 30815], Meguro & Motomura 2010:1 [ref. 31252], Ho & Shao 2011:52 [ref. 31432], Dewa & Motomura 2022:[14] [ref. 39404]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius flavoccipitis Shen 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands, Vanuatu and Loyalty Islands [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

rubrimarginatus, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Ichida [N. K.] 2024:32, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 41; ref. 41244] Angel’s Window, off northwest coast of Lembeh Island, northeastern Lembeh Strait, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, circa 1.5075°, 125.2681°, depth 3 meters. Holotype (unique): MZB 26965. •Valid as Enneapterygius rubrimarginatus Fricke, Erdmann & Ichida 2024. Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius rubrimarginatus Fricke, Erdmann & Ichida 2024. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: northeastern Lembeh Strait, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

rufopileum, Tripterygion Waite [E. R.] 1904:182, Pl. 24 (fig. 4) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 4561] Lord Howe Island. Syntypes: (100+) AMS I.5914-15 (6), I.5917-25 (28), I.5926-42 (50), I.5944 (2), I.5945-47 (9). •Valid as Vauclusella rufopilea (Waite 1904) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:219 [ref. 24556]). •Valid as Enneapterygius rufopileus (Waite 1904) -- (Kuiter 1993:325 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479] as rufopilea, Fricke 1994:273 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:314, 571 [ref. 23339], Kuiter 1997:334 [ref. 25488], Fricke 2001:5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:189 [ref. 29865], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:474 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1522 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:28 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius rufopileus (Waite 1904). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

senoui, Enneapterygius Motomura [H.], Harazaki [S.] & Hardy [G. S.] 2005:6, Figs. 1-3, 5-6 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 28338] Inside Sokodo fishing port, Hachijo-jima Island, Izu Islands, off Pacific coast of central Honshu Island, Japan, depth 3 meters. Holotype: KPM-NI 9613. Paratypes: AMS I. 43160-001 (1); BPBM 39136 (1); KPM-NI 9606 (1), 9612 (1), 9614 (1). •Valid as Enneapterygius senoui Motomura, Harazaki & Hardy 2005 -- (Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Endo et al. 2010:14 [ref. 30815], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:25, 27 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius senoui Motomura, Harazaki & Hardy 2005. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Izu and Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.

sericus, Enneapterygius Dewa [Y.], Harazaki [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2024:2, Figs. 1-5, 7 [Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 3); ref. 40809] Isso, Kumage, Yaku-shima Island, Osumi Islands, Kagoshima, Japan, 30°27'32"N, 130°29'21"E, depth 10 - 20 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I 170192. Paratypes: (42) AMS, BPBM, FMNH, KAUM-I, KPM, NSMT, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Enneapterygius sericus Dewa, Harazaki & Motomura 2024. Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius sericus Dewa, Harazaki & Motomura 2024. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Osumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, Kerama, and Yaeyama Islands), Taiwan, Indonesia (Miarim Island), Australia (Coral Sea) and Solomon Islands; probably also the Mariana Islands (Guam) and the Hall Islands. Habitat: marine.

shaoi, Enneapterygius Chiang [M.-C.] & Chen [I-S.] 2008:189, Figs. 1c, 1d, 3 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. No. 19; ref. 29932] Feng-chui-sha, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan, depth 3-12 meters. Holotype: NTOU-P 2008-06-304. Paratypes: NTOU-P 2008-06-299, -300, -301, -302, -303 (5). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:53 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Enneapterygius shaoi Chiang & Chen 2008 -- (Ho & Shao 2011:53 [ref. 31432], Meguro & Motomura 2010:1 [ref. 31252], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:20, 26, 31 [ref. 35129], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1304 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius shaoi Chiang & Chen 2008. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Taiwan and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

sheni, Enneapterygius Chiang [M.-C.] & Chen [I-S.] 2008:185, Figs. 1a, 1b, 2 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. No. 19; ref. 29932] Feng-chui-sha, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan, depth 3-12 meters. Holotype: NTOU-P 208-06-366. Paratypes: NTOU-P 2008-06-359, -363, -367, -368 and -369 (1 ea. = 5). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:53 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Enneapterygius sheni Chiang & Chen 2008 -- (Ho & Shao 2011:53 [ref. 31432], Meguro & Motomura 2010:1 [ref. 31252], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:26 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius sheni Chiang & Chen 2008. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

signicauda, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:322, Fig. 67 [ ref. 23339] Small cave about 600 meters north of village, Waisisi, Tanna Island, 19°28'22"S, 169°23'58"E, depth 0-7 meters. Holotype: USNM 344013. Paratypes: SMNS 19173 (1); USNM 331036 (7), 344006 (2), 344008 (1), 344015 (1); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:67 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius signicauda Fricke 1997 -- (Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:51 [ref. 24903], Nakabo 2000:1085 [ref. 25182], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Nakabo 2002:1085 [ref. 26193], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Meguro & Motomura 2010:6 [ref. 31252], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:24 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius signicauda Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vanuatu and American Samoa. Habitat: marine.

similis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:326, Fig. 68 [ ref. 23339] Ibahos Island, western side, north end, Batanes Province, Philippines, 20°20'10"N, 121°49'10"E, depth 2-5 meters. Holotype: USNM 293726. Paratypes: AMS (3 lots, 143), BPBM (1), SMNS (4 lots, 24), USNM (22 lots, 347), WAM P.30416-011 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:67 [ref. 29864], Moore et al. 2008:41 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Enneapterygius similis Fricke 1997 -- (Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:52 [ref. 24903], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1086 [ref. 25182], Fricke 2001:4 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Nakabo 2002:1086 [ref. 26193], Fricke 2002:190 [ref. 29865], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:475 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1522 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Meguro & Motomura 2010:6 [ref. 31252], Allen & Erdmann 2012:770 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:24 [ref. 35129], Tashiro in Motomura et al. 2021:60 [ref. 38121], Wada et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38521], Dewa & Motomura 2022:[11] [ref. 39404], Dewa et al. 2023:349 [ref. 40596], Fricke et al. 2024:27 [ref. 41177]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius similis Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indo-West Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

triserialis, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:280, Figs. 56-57 [Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 new species (Teleostei) v. 24; ref. 21827] Southwestern side of Ile Longue, Chesterfield Bank, New Caledonia, 19°52'S, 158°19.8'E, eastern Coral Sea, depth 9 meters. Holotype: BPBM 33670. Paratypes: AMS I.30465-108 (14); BPBM 33645 (1), 36434 (1); WAM P.29627-034 (4). Plus many lots of non-type material. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:41 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Enneapterygius triserialis Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:331, 572 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2001:5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:190 [ref. 29865], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:475 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1522 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:26, 27 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius triserialis Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern and South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

trisignatus, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 2001:6, Fig. 1 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 630; ref. 25985] Province Nord, northern end of island, 1 kilometer east of Pointe Naharian, 20 kilometers north of Poum, 20°04'18"S, 164°00'15"E, Grande Terre, New Caledonia, depth 1-3 meters. Holotype: SMNS 22074. Paratypes: MNHN 2000-1447 (1), SMNS 22085 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:67 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius trisignatus Fricke 2001 -- (Fricke 2001:5 [ref. 25985], Fricke 2002:191 [ref. 29865], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius trisignatus Fricke 2001. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

tusitalae, Enneapterygius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:416, Fig. 97 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51800. Paratypes: MCZ 35905 (1), USNM 164583 (4). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:32 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1869) -- (Fricke 1997:274, 570 [ref. 23339], Randall 2005:473 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394], Holleman 2022:417 [ref. 39961]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Fricke 1994:242 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1994:4 [ref. 21828], Dewa et al. 2023:345 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877). Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

tutuilae, Enneapterygius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:418, Fig. 99 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Pago Pago, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51801. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8695 (2), USNM 164584 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:96 [ref. 12291], Springer & Orrell 1996:32 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Fricke 1994:285 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1994:3 [ref. 21828], Fricke 1997:337, 572 [ref. 23339], Randall et al. 1997:364 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:216 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:468 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:747 [ref. 25471], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:44 [ref. 24903], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1082 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Fricke 2001:4 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Nakabo 2002:1082 [ref. 26193], Fricke 2002:191 [ref. 29865], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:168 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:475 [ref. 28239], Holleman 2005:20 [ref. 28455], Hoese 2006:1523 [ref. 28998], Chiang & Chen 2008:197 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Fricke et al. 2009:93 [ref. 30213], Imamura 2009:244 [ref. 30434], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Motomura et al. 2010:185 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:771 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:146 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2015:28 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:83 [ref. 35333], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:23 [ref. 35129], Tashiro et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 35790], Arndt & Fricke 2019:32 [ref. 36883], Fricke et al. 2019:254 [ref. 36673], Tashiro in Motomura et al. 2021:61 [ref. 38121], Holleman 2022:419 [ref. 39961] as cf. tutuilae, Fricke et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41244], Fricke et al. 2024:88 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale 1906. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to Western Australia and Queensland, New Caledonia and Samoa. Former Red Sea records are now assigned to E. altipinnis Clark 1980. Habitat: marine.

unimaculatus, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:5, Figs. 3-4 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 512; ref. 21828] Sanur Beach Reef, Bali, 8°40'S, 115°15'E, Indonesia, depth 0-0.5 meters. Holotype: NTM S.11081-021. Paratypes: NTM S.11081-037 (1). •Valid as Enneapterygius unimaculatus Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1997:352, 572 [ref. 23339], Shimojyo & Hayashi 2000:53 [ref. 24903], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1084 [ref. 25182], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Nakabo 2002:1084 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Chiang & Chen 2008:199 [ref. 29932], Fricke 2009:42 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:771 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:22, 26 [ref. 35129]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius cerasinus Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Dewa et al. 2023:349 [ref. 40596]). Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius cerasinus Jordan & Seale 1906. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

velatus, Enneapterygius Tashiro [S.], Senou [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2018:[2], Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 65 (no. 3); ref. 35790] Northeast of Kume-jima Island, Okinawa Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 55 meters. Holotype: KPM-NI 6763. Paratypes: YCM-P 36419 (1). •Valid as Enneapterygius velatus Tashiro, Senou & Motomura 2018 -- (Fricke et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41244]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius velatus Tashiro, Senou & Motomura 2018. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Japan); New Britain (Papua New Guinea). Record from new Britain based on G. Allen, pers. comm., Oct. 2018. Habitat: marine.

ventermaculus, Enneapterygius Holleman [W.] 1982:123, Fig. 7 [Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History) v. 14 (pt 4); ref. 2187] Rock pool about 10 kilometers south of Sodwana Bay, 27°37'30"S, 33°40'50"E, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 7943. Paratypes: BMNH 1954.4.26.191-196 (6), 1954.4.26.197-208 (12), 1954.4.26.209-214 (6); LACM 38309-5 (6), 38310-10 (43), 38320-9 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 7944-47 (4, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Enneapterygius ventermaculus Holleman 1982 -- (Holleman 1986:757 [ref. 5671], Randall 1995:32 [ref. 21853], Randall 1995:309 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1997:572 [ref. 23339], Carpenter et al. 1997:207 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Holleman 2005:21 [ref. 28455], Fricke 2009:43 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:53 [ref. 31735], Fricke et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32706], Golani & Fricke 2018:143 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:119 [ref. 37020], Esmaeili et al. 2022:3 [ref. 39061], Esmaeili et al. 2022:28 [37] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:419 [ref. 39961], Fricke et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41244], Fricke et al. 2024:88 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius ventermaculus Holleman 1982. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, southern Persian Gulf, Mozambique Channel and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

vexillarius, Enneapterygius Fowler [H. W.] 1946:192, Fig. 56 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72068. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:165 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Enneapterygius vexillarius Fowler 1946 -- (Fricke 1997:355, 572 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Motomura et al. 2005:13 [ref. 28338], Fricke 2009:43 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Endo et al. 2010:14 [ref. 30815], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:28 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius vexillarius Fowler 1946. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Habitat: marine.

viridicauda, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Sianipar [A.] 2024:24, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 41; ref. 41177] Tanjung Nraulah, yellow wall, East Nusa Tenggara Province, southwest Flores, Indonesia, -8.7879°, 119.6706°, depth 1 - 4 meters. Holotype: MZB 25200. Paratype: HUJ 21028 (1). In the etymology the name viridicauda is erroneously treated as an adjective, but the name must be a noun in apposition. •Valid as Enneapterygius viridicauda Fricke, Erdmann & Sianipar 2024. Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius viridicauda Fricke, Erdmann & Sianipar 2024. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southwest Flores Island and ?Rinca Island (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

waigiensis, Enneapterygius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:434 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Near the mouth of Majalibit Inlet, southern coast of Waigeo Island, Indonesia. Holotype: FMNH 17494. Paratypes: CAS-SU 27717 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:96 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:34 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Enneapterygius waigiensis Herre 1935 -- (Fricke 1994:3 [ref. 21828]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus (Günther 1877) -- (Fricke 1994:243 [ref. 21827]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus (Peters 1868) -- (Fricke 1997:275, 570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Synonym of Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale 1906. Current status: Synonym of Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale 1906. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Habitat: marine.

williamsi, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1997:361, Fig. 73 [ ref. 23339] Ile Haute, Ouvéa Atoll, western end of island, 20°29'12"S, 166°19'18"E, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, depth 3-10 meters. Holotype: USNM 323821. Paratypes: SMNS 18700 (2); USNM 319881 (2), 323786 (2), 343948-52 (27, 5, 21, 1, 21), 344098 (10); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:68 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Enneapterygius williamsi Fricke 1997 -- (Fricke 2001:5 [ref. 25985], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Fricke 2002:192 [ref. 29865], Randall et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:476 [ref. 28239], Fricke 2009:43 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:25, 27 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius williamsi Fricke 1997. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

ziegleri, Enneapterygius Fricke [R.] 1994:8, Figs. 5-10 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 512; ref. 21828] Sanur Beach Reef, Bali, 8°40'S, 115°15'E, Indonesia. Holotype: NTM S.10689-026. Paratypes: NTM S.10689-041 to 043 (1, 18, 12), S.10695-004 (14), S.11081-032 (85, not 84), S.11127-007 (1); SMNS 15354 (10). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:68 [ref. 29864]. Some type information was corrected from information provided by the NTM. •Valid as Enneapterygius ziegleri Fricke 1994 -- (Fricke 1994:285 [ref. 21827], Fricke 1997:366, 572 [ref. 23339], Fricke & Williams in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Williams & Fricke 2001:3534 [ref. 26288], Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Hoese 2006:1523 [ref. 28998], Fricke 2009:43 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:446 [ref. 30396], Allen & Erdmann 2012:771 [ref. 31980], Fricke & Erdmann 2017:23, 27, 28 [ref. 35129]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius ziegleri Fricke 1994. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Australia. Habitat: marine.