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.