Hypleurochilus springeri

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Hypleurochilus springeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Hypleurochilus
Species:
H. springeri
Binomial name
Hypleurochilus springeri

Hypleurochilus springeri, the orange-spotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Victor G. Springer.[3]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Smith, M.L.; Eytan, R.I. (2014). "Hypleurochilus springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104061A46958810. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104061A46958810.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Hypleurochilus springeri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 March 2019.