Biology:Cryptic triplefin

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Cryptic triplefin
Cryptichthys jojettae (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Cryptichthys
Species:
C. jojettae
Binomial name
Cryptichthys jojettae
Hardy, 1987[2]

The cryptic triplefin, Cryptichthys jojettae, is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, the only member of the genus Cryptichthys, found around the coast of New Zealand. It length is up to 6 cm.[3] The specific name honours a former staff member at the National Museum of New Zealand, Jorjette Drost, who participated in collecting specimens with Hardy.[4]

References

  1. Clements, K.D. (2014). "Cryptichthys jojettae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T178993A1556848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178993A1556848.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178993/1556848. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 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. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cryptichthys jojettae" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  4. "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/. Retrieved 16 May 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1926081 entry