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Enneapterygius cheni

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Enneapterygius cheni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Enneapterygius
Species:
E. cheni
Binomial name
Enneapterygius cheni

Enneapterygius cheni is a species of threefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by S.C. Wang, K.T. Shao, and S.C. Shen in 1996.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, and swims at depths ranging from 0–12 metres. It has been described from Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.[2] Male E. cheni can reach a maximum length of 2.4 centimetres.[2] The specific name honours the person who collected the type, Jeng-Ping Chen of the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J. (2014). "Enneapterygius cheni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178890A1544170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178890A1544170.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneapterygius cheni". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Wang, S.-C.; K.-T. Shao & S.-C. Shen (1996). "Enneapterygius cheni;, a new triplefin fish (Pisces: Tripterygiidae) from Taiwan". Acta Zoologica Taiwanica. 7 (1): 79–83.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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