The cryptic triplefin (Cryptichthys jojettae) is a species of triplefin in the family Tripterygiidae. It is found around the coast of New Zealand and is the only member of the monotypic genus Cryptichthys. It length is up to 6 cm.[3] The specific name honours a former staff member at the National Museum of New Zealand, Jojette Drost, who participated in collecting specimens with Hardy.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Subfamily: | Tripterygiinae |
| Genus: | Cryptichthys |
| Species: | C. jojettae
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| Cryptichthys jojettae | |
References
edit- ^ Clements, K.D. (2014). "Cryptichthys jojettae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178993A1556848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178993A1556848.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "jojettae, Cryptichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cryptichthys jojettae". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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