Author: Jordan & Seale, 1906
FBname: High-hat Triplefin
Comments: Adults are found in various reef habitats, but often on sponges or reef outcrops (Ref. 48636).  Also found in intertidal pools (Ref. 13227) and on corals and rocks (Ref. 37816).  They feed on zooplankton (Ref. 48636).  Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240).  Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).  The most common and most widely distributed among <i>Enneapterygius</i> species (Ref. 90102).  Minimum depth reported from Ref. 13227.