Springeratus | |
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Springeratus xanthosoma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
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
- ↑ 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Springeratus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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