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.