Enneapterygius pusillus, known commonly as the highcrest triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius.[2] It was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835.[3] It occurs in the western Indian Ocean , including the Red Sea and along the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula as far east as Oman, off the far south eastern coast of India, the Persian Gulf, and along the coast of south eastern Africa off Mozambique and South Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Enneapterygius |
| Species: | E. pusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell, 1835
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Helcogramma pusillus (Rüppell, 1835) | |
References edit
- ^ a b Holleman, W. (2014). "Enneapterygius pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179045A1563231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179045A1563231.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Enneapterygius pusillus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Enneapterygius pusillus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 May 2019.