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.