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Enneapterygius sheni

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

Enneapterygius sheni is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by Chiang Min-Chia and Chen I-Shiung in 2008.[3]

Etymology

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The specific name honours the ichthyologist Shieh-Chieh Shen of the National Taiwan University.[4] This species has only been recorded from the southern tip of Taiwan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius sheni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178954A1552282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178954A1552282.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (April 2019). "Enneapterygius sheni". FishBase.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Enneanectes sheni". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order Blenniformes: Families Tripterygiidae and Dactyloscopidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 May 2019.