What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Lofty triplefin been recorded?

Enneanectes altivelis occurrence evidence comes from 16,144 records in 11 countries and territories, from 1962 to 2023. Most records come from United States.

PerciformesTripterygiidaeEnneanectes

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

16,144 records across 11 countries and territories, 1962–2023.

Enneanectes altivelis · GBIF taxon key 2393068

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.

6 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19622023

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Lofty triplefin has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Lofty triplefin. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 15,396
Puerto Rico 464
Belize 110
Brazil 58
US Virgin Islands 40
Honduras 33
Trinidad & Tobago 17
Bahamas 13
ZZ 9
Jamaica 2
Mexico 2

Related animals

Others in the family Tripterygiidae.

Black-faced Blenny
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74 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.