Enneapterygius elaine explained

Enneapterygius elaine is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Wouter Holleman in 2005.^[1] It is a tropical blenny known from Rodrigues Island, in the western Indian Ocean. Male Enneapterygius elaine can reach a maximum length of 2.3 centimetres. The specific name honours Elaine Heemstra of the Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in Grahamstown who provided illustrations of reef fish for Holleman, including some in the paper in which this species was described.^[2]

External links

• Enneapterygius elaine at www.fishwise.co.za.
• Enneapterygius elaine at Encyclopedia of Life
• Enneapterygius elaine at World Register of Marine Species
• Enneapterygius elaine at www.zipcodezoo.com

Notes and References

1. Holleman, W. . 2005 . A review of the triplefin fish genus Enneapterygius (Blennioidei: Tripterygidae) in the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of four new species . Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity . Bulletin No. 5 . 1-25.
2. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 17 May 2019 . 29 January 2019.