Enneanectes matador

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Blennioidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Blenniimorphae Ordo: Blenniiformes Subordo: Blennioidei

Familia: Tripterygiidae
Subfamilia: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Enneanectes
Species: Enneanectes matador

Name

Enneanectes matador Victor, 2013

• Holotype: UF 185600.
• Paratypes: UF 164454 (1), 164465 (2), 164467 (2), 184841 (3), 185609 (3), 185608 (3), 185607 (1), 185603 (1), 183137 (1).

Type locality: Dominica, Roseau, 15.28°, -61.38° [1].

Etymology: The specific name is given for the bright red tail used in displays, which reminded the author on the red colour of the cape of an matador in a bull fight. The word is derived from the Latin mactator.

Vernacular names

English: Matador Triplefin

References

• Victor, B. C.; 2013: The Caribbean Roughhead Triplefin (Enneanectes boehlkei): DNA barcoding reveals a complex of four West Indian sympatric cryptic species (Teleostei: Blennioidei: Tripterygiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 7: 44–73. PDF