FB-69448 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69448 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Malthopsis Malthopsis velutina Ho, 2020 Enneapterygius altipinnus Clark, 1980 Enneapterygius pusillus (non Rüppell, 1835) Enneapterygius tutuilae (non Jordan & Seale, 1906) 2021-05-25 2021-05-25 Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) Clark, E.0 Red Sea fishes of the family Tripterygiidae with descriptions of eight new species. Israel J. Zool. 28(2-3):65-113. (Ref. 9489) Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene0 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Second Edition. Revised and expanded edition. Crawford House Publishing Pty Ltd. Bathurst, NSW, Australia. 557 p. (Ref. 27362) Fricke, R.0 Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. 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(Ref. 101194) FB-GeneralDescr-69457 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-03 00:00:00 2021-06-03 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69457 Found in shallow water, on dead corals near the base of reefs (Ref. 88983). Holleman, W. and S.V. Bogorodsky 2012 A review of the blennioid fish family Tripterygiidae (Perciformes) in the Red Sea, with description of Enneapterygius qirmiz, and reinstatement of Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980. Zootaxa 3152:36-60. (Ref. 88983) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69457 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-04 00:00:00 2021-06-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69457 This species is distinguished by the following characters: first dorsal fin is tall; the crescent-shaped supraoccipital sensory canal; white to yellowish band across the posterior portion of second dorsal fin, the continuing to lateral line; further, with D III + XII-XIII + 8-10 (usually III + XII + 8 or 9, rarely 10); A I,15-18 (rarely 15, usually 17); pectoral-fin 14, with all rays simple; lateral line with 10-12 (usually 12) pored scales, 21-23 (usually 21) notched scales and total lateral scales 27-28; dentary pores 2 + 1 or 2 + 2, usually 2 + 2 + 2; head 3.3-4.0 [3.5] in SL; eye 2.6-3.2 [3.0] in HL: head, chest and pectoral-fin base are naked; nape scaled; abdomen naked, but scales extend to base of dorsal and anal fins; a row of scales at base of caudal fin; supratemporal sensory canal is crescent-shaped; supraorbital cirrus a rounded, flat ‘paddle’, its length about equal to pupil diameter; the first dorsal fin higher than second in adult males, while equal to slightly higher in females and in juveniles; the longest pectoral-fin ray reaches junction between second and third dorsal fins; longest pelvic-fin ray reaches first anal-fin ray in some individuals (Ref. 88983). Holleman, W. and S.V. Bogorodsky 2012 A review of the blennioid fish family Tripterygiidae (Perciformes) in the Red Sea, with description of Enneapterygius qirmiz, and reinstatement of Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980. Zootaxa 3152:36-60. (Ref. 88983) FB-Morphology-69457 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-04 00:00:00 2021-06-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69457 Dorsal spines (total): 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 15 - 18 Holleman, W. and S.V. Bogorodsky 2012 A review of the blennioid fish family Tripterygiidae (Perciformes) in the Red Sea, with description of Enneapterygius qirmiz, and reinstatement of Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980. Zootaxa 3152:36-60. (Ref. 88983) FB-Distribution-69457 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-03 00:00:00 2025-01-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69457 Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea endemic. Holleman, W. and S.V. Bogorodsky 2012 A review of the blennioid fish family Tripterygiidae (Perciformes) in the Red Sea, with description of Enneapterygius qirmiz, and reinstatement of Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980. Zootaxa 3152:36-60. (Ref. 88983) FB-Uses-69457 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-03 00:00:00 2021-06-03 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69457 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-69457 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-03 00:00:00 2021-06-03 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69457 2.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 88983)) Holleman, W. and S.V. Bogorodsky 2012 A review of the blennioid fish family Tripterygiidae (Perciformes) in the Red Sea, with description of Enneapterygius qirmiz, and reinstatement of Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980. Zootaxa 3152:36-60. (Ref. 88983) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69457 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-03 00:00:00 2021-06-03 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69457 reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 3 m (Ref. 88983) Holleman, W. and S.V. Bogorodsky 2012 A review of the blennioid fish family Tripterygiidae (Perciformes) in the Red Sea, with description of Enneapterygius qirmiz, and reinstatement of Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, 1980. Zootaxa 3152:36-60. (Ref. 88983)