pallidus, Enneapterygius Clark [E.] 1980:107, Figs. 4e, 16 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 28 (nos 3-4) [for 1979]; ref. 8837] El Himeira, Gulf of Aqaba, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 21-17 meters. Holotype: USNM 212156. Paratypes: USNM 205829 (1), 212246 (2). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:29 [ref. 22274]. •Synonym of Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell 1835 -- (Fricke 1997:570 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:41 [ref. 30394]). •Valid as Enneapterygius pallidus Clark 1980 -- (Dor 1984:234 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:61 [ref. 25356], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396] with author as Clarke, Holleman & Bogorodsky 2012:48 [ref. 31735], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:143 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:107 [ref. 36871], Esmaeili et al. 2022:30 [39] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:417 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius pallidus Clark 1980. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.