Biology:Cape triplefin
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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: | Cremnochorites Holleman, 1982 |
| Species: | C. capensis
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| Cremnochorites capensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
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The Cape triplefin, Cremnochorites capensis, is a triplefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Cremnochorites, found in the western Indian Ocean and southeast Atlantic, from Sodwana Bay to False Bay in South Africa . It reaches a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in).[2] It is found below the low tide mark down to 30 metres (98 ft) on rocky reefs.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Cremnochorites capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T178983A1555586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178983A1555586.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178983/1555586. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Cremnochorites &speciesname= capensis" Cremnochorites capensis " in FishBase. February 2019 version.
Further reading
- G M Branch, C L Griffiths, M L Branch, & L E Beckley, Two Oceans, A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa, (David Philip Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Claremont, South Africa 1994) ISBN:978-0-86486-250-1
Wikidata ☰ Q3533674 entry
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