Helcogramma springeri, known commonly as the Springer's triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma.[2] It was described by P.E. Hadley Hansen in 1986.[3] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the National Museum of Natural History.[4] This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines to northern Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef.[1]

Springer's triplefin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. springeri
Binomial name
Helcogramma springeri
Hansen, 1986

References

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  1. ^ a b Fricke, R.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J.T. (2010). "Helcogramma springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154849A4650138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154849A4650138.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Helcogramma springeri". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma springeri". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. ^ 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 26 May 2019.