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.
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