Japanese blacktail triplefin
| Japanese blacktail triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Springerichthys |
| Species: | S. bapturus
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| Springerichthys bapturus | |
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Springerichthys bapturus, known commonly as the Japanese blacktail triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Springerichthys.[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1902.[3] This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan.[1] It feeds on algae and the adults occur in rock pools and just below the low water mark.[2]
References
- ^ a b Williams, J. (2014). "Springerichthys bapturus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178924A1548448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178924A1548448.en.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Springerichthys bapturum year-2019". FishBase.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tripterygion bapturum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 May 2019.