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Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae Triplefin blennies
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Enneanectes

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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Enneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960

Photo by Photo by Macieira, R.M.
 
Enneanectes altivelis
[Lofty triplefin]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
Enneanectes atrorus Rosenblatt, 1960

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Enneanectes atrorus
[Blackedge triplefin]

Photo by Victor, B.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Enneanectes boehlkei Rosenblatt, 1960

Photo by Photo by Victor, B.
 
Enneanectes boehlkei
[Roughhead triplefin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Enneanectes carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Enneanectes carminalis
[Carmine triplefin]

Photo by Mayes, B.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Enneanectes deloachorum Victor, 2013

Photo by Photo by Mayes, B.
 
Enneanectes deloachorum
[Two-bar triplefin]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Enneanectes exsul
[Island triplefin]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Enneanectes flavus
[Yellowtail rriplefin]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Enneanectes glendae
[Slender triplefin]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Enneanectes jordani (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)

Photo by Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Enneanectes jordani
[Redbelly triplefin]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Enneanectes macrops
[Mexican triplefin]

Photo by Victor, B.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Enneanectes matador Victor, 2013

Photo by Photo by Victor, B.
 
Enneanectes matador
[Matador triplefin]

Photo by Victor, B.

Weatern Atlantic
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Enneanectes quadra Victor, 2017

Photo by Photo by Victor, B.
 
Enneanectes quadra
[Squaretail triplefin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm TL
Enneanectes reticulatus Allen & Robertson, 1991

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Enneanectes reticulatus
[Network triplefin]

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
Enneanectes smithi Lubbock & Edwards, 1981

Photo by Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.
 
Enneanectes smithi
[]

Photo by Lavan, J.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Enneanectes wilki Victor, 2013

Photo by Photo by Lavan, J.
 
Enneanectes wilki
[Windward triplefin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Enneanectes altivelis Lofty triplefin Western Atlantic 4 TL 1960
Enneanectes atrorus Blackedge triplefin Western Atlantic 3.3 TL 1960
Enneanectes boehlkei Roughhead triplefin Western Atlantic 4 TL 1960
Enneanectes carminalis Carmine triplefin Eastern Central Pacific 3 TL 1882
Enneanectes deloachorum Two-bar triplefin Western Central Atlantic 2.2 SL 2013
Enneanectes exsul Island triplefin Eastern Pacific 3.2 SL 2013
Enneanectes flavus Yellowtail rriplefin Western Atlantiic 2.8 SL 2019
Enneanectes glendae Slender triplefin Eastern Pacific 3.1 SL 2013
Enneanectes jordani Redbelly triplefin Western Central Atlantic 4 TL 1899
Enneanectes macrops Mexican triplefin Eastern Pacific 4.3 SL 2013
Enneanectes matador Matador triplefin Western Central Atlantic 2.1 SL 2013
Enneanectes quadra Squaretail triplefin Weatern Atlantic 2.4 SL 2017
Enneanectes reticulatus Network triplefin Eastern Central Pacific 4.9 TL 1991
Enneanectes smithi Eastern Central Atlantic 3.0 SL 1981
Enneanectes wilki Windward triplefin Western Central Atlantic 1.7 SL 2013



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