melanospilus, Enneapterygius Randall [J. E.] 1995:29, Fig. 2 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (no. 1/2); ref. 21853] East side of Masirah Island, off central coast of Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 3 meters. Holotype: BPBM 36181. Paratypes: BPBM 35980 (1), USNM 334524 (1). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:28 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Enneapterygius melanospilus Randall 1995 -- (Fricke 1997:568 [ref. 23339], Randall 1995:308 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Holleman 2005:14 [ref. 28455] as melanospilos, Fricke 2009:40 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:445 [ref. 30396], Esmaeili et al. 2022:26 [35] [ref. 39526], Holleman 2022:416 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Enneapterygius melanospilus Randall 1995. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Oman. Habitat: marine.