Enneapterygius tutuilae
Highfin Threefin
As recorded: Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale, 1906
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Tripterygiidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- January 2, 1970
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet; lagoon side; off Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory (EMBL); in small cave
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 2 m
- Identified by
- R. Fricke, April 19972 April →Roman Fricke →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1970, G.R. Allen also collected 16 other specimens.
Canthigaster margaritata
Ichthyology
Chaetodon trifascialis
Ichthyology
Chrysiptera glauca
Ichthyology
Eviota distigma
Ichthyology
Eviota smaragdus
Ichthyology
Fusigobius neophytus
Ichthyology
Halichoeres marginatus
Ichthyology
Istiblennius edentulus
Ichthyology
Nectamia fusca
Ichthyology
Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus
Ichthyology
Parenchelyurus hepburni
Ichthyology
Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
Ichthyology
Pristiapogon exostigma
Ichthyology
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Ichthyology
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Ichthyology
Trimma caesiura
Ichthyology
Enneapterygius tutuilae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-22.
2024-12-22
Mabul Island, Sabah, MY
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-04
penida south
(c) Rinaldi Gotama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-12
Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-13
Ouémo, patate song, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-26
Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) juliam5252, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-28
Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Enneapterygius tutuilae. BPBM 8865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36724588. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8865.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36724588 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026