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分類 / 名稱 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(屬, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Blenniiformes (Blennies) 鱸形目 (Blennies) > Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) 三鰭鳚科 (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Enneapterygius:Greek, ennea = nine times + Greek, pterygion = little fin (Ref. 45335); frickei:Name 'frickei' in honor of Ronald Fricke, for his many valuable taxonomic contributions, including Tripterygiid and Callionymid fishes.
背棘 (總數) : 3; 背的軟條 (總數) : 22; 臀棘: 1; 臀鰭軟條: 17 - 18. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin rays III + 12 + 10 = 32; anal-fin rays I,17-18; pectoral rays 16 (rarely 15); tubular pored lateral-line scales 15-20 + 14-19; total lateral scales 34-36; mandibular pore formula usually 4 + 1 + 4; male pinkish to white in life with four broad red-brown saddles on upper half of body, each with pair of narrower extensions on lower side; red-brown stripe on side of snout and across cheek, and gill cover largely red-brown; fins mainly pale except caudal dark brown to reddish brown; female semi-translucent with about 7-8 small red-brown saddles on upper back, 9-10 reddish-brown blotches on ventral side from abdominal region to caudal-fin base, and numerous, variable-sized white spots scattered on side, both on surface and sub-dermally; fins generally pale; both sexes with extensive white streaks on basal portion of pectoral rays; and maximum size to 23 mm SL. (Ref. 138626). Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2024. Appendix: Descriptions of twenty-four new species of reef fishes from the East Indian region. pp. 1270-1367. In Reef Fishes of the East Indies (2nd ed., Vol. 3). Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 138626)
