Species Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale, 1906
Highfin Threefin, High Hat Triplefin, Highfin Triplefin
- Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1906. The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional checklist of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1905 25: 173-455 figs 1-111 pls 33-53 [418].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 51801, Pago Pago, Samoa. - Enneapterygius altipinnis Clark, E. 1979. Red-Sea fishes of the family Tripterygiidae with descriptions of eight new species. Israel Journal of Zoology 28(2–3): 63-113 pls 1-5 [99, figs 3b, 6c, 11].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 205807, Gulf of Elat, Red Sea.
Paratype(s) USNM 205809; HUJ F.5481; TAU NS 4398.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [285]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef (12°10'S) and Cartier Reef (12°33'S), Timor Sea, North West Cape, WA (22°S) to McCluer Island, NT (133°01'E), Osprey Reef and Holmes Reef, Coral Sea and Boot Reef (9°58'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [15]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [329]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Fricke, R 1997. Tripterygiid fishes of the western and central Pacific, with descriptions of 15 new species, including an annotated checklist of world Tripterygiidae (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 29: 1-607 figs 1-110 [337]
Common Name References
Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [285] (High Hat Triplefin)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [364] (as Enneapterygius altipinnis) (Highfin Triplefin)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Highfin Threefin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |