Biology:Cryptic triplefin
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Short description: Species of fish
| Cryptic triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Subfamily: | Tripterygiinae |
| Genus: | Cryptichthys |
| Species: | C. jojettae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptichthys jojettae Hardy, 1987[2]
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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]
References
- ↑ Clements, K.D. (2014). "Cryptichthys jojettae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178993A1556848.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178993/1556848. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "jojettae, Cryptichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=7628.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cryptichthys jojettae" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 January 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes1/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1926081 entry
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