Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae Triplefin blennies
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Enneanectes

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Enneanectes altivelis
[Lofty triplefin]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Enneanectes atrorus
[Blackedge triplefin]

Photo by Victor, B.

Enneanectes boehlkei
[Roughhead triplefin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Enneanectes carminalis
[Carmine triplefin]

Photo by Mayes, B.

Enneanectes deloachorum
[Two-bar triplefin]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL

Enneanectes exsul
[Island triplefin]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL

Enneanectes glendae
[Slender triplefin]

Photo by Victor, B.

Enneanectes jordani
[Mimic triplefin]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL

Enneanectes macrops
[Mexican triplefin]

Photo by Victor, B.

Enneanectes matador
[Matador triplefin]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Enneanectes pectoralis
[Redeye triplefin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Enneanectes reticulatus
[Network triplefin]

Photo by Luiz, Jr., O.

Enneanectes smithi
[]

Photo by Lavan, J.

Enneanectes wilki
[Windward triplefin]

14 Species of Family Tripterygiidae with Genus Enneanectes
(Triplefin blennies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1960	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
1882	Enneanectes carminalis	Carmine triplefin	Eastern Central Pacific	3 TL
2013	Enneanectes deloachorum	Two-bar triplefin	Western Central Atlantic	2.2 SL
2013	Enneanectes exsul	Island triplefin	Eastern Pacific	3.2 SL
2013	Enneanectes glendae	Slender triplefin	Eastern Pacific	3.1 SL
1899	Enneanectes jordani	Mimic triplefin	Western Central Atlantic	4 TL
2013	Enneanectes macrops	Mexican triplefin	Eastern Pacific	4.3 SL
2013	Enneanectes matador	Matador triplefin	Western Central Atlantic	2.1 SL
1941	Enneanectes pectoralis	Redeye triplefin	Western Central Atlantic	4 TL
1991	Enneanectes reticulatus	Network triplefin	Eastern Central Pacific	4.9 TL
1981	Enneanectes smithi		Eastern Central Atlantic	3.0 SL
2013	Enneanectes wilki	Windward triplefin	Western Central Atlantic	1.7 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Tripterygiidae Triplefin blenniesSubfamily: TripterygiinaeGenus: Enneanectes(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae Triplefin blennies
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Enneanectes

(See list of species below)