Redbar Triplefin

This medium-sized species of barred Enneapterygius is distinguished by the following characters: D2 XIII-XV; A 18-20; lateral-line scales 14-19 + 16-20; total lateral scale rows 33-36; proportional measurements in thousandths of SL - eye diameter 94-128, preorbital 50-75, body depth 176-206, preanal fin length 483-538; sides of body with two short and five complete bars; pectoral-fin base has a vertical dark bar; preorbital with an oblique dark band; dorsal fins are pale except for a dusky base; anal fin is dark grey in male and with four oblique brown bands in female; pelvic fins are white, caudal fin pale (Ref. 114928).

Dorsal spines (total): 1618; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 19 - 21

Inhabits the intertidal and shallow coral-reef habitats (Ref. 114928).

Enneapterygius niue is a species of triplefin blenny which is found in the western Pacific around the islands of Niue and Samoa. It is found in the intertidal zone and coral reefs. It was described in 2017 by Ronald Fricke and Mark V. Erdmann.