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.