Springeratus
| Springeratus | |
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| Springeratus xanthosoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Clinidae |
| Genus: | Springeratus S. C. Shen, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Clinus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1857 | |
Springeratus is a genus of clinids found in the southwestern Pacific and western Indian Ocean. The generic name honours the American taxonomist and ichthyologist Victor G. Springer.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Springeratus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1874) (Caledonian weedfish)
- Springeratus polyporatus T. H. Fraser, 1972
- Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1857)
References
[edit]- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Springeratus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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