Biology:Red triplefin

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Red triplefin
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Helcogramma steinitzi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. steinitzi
Binomial name
Helcogramma steinitzi
Clark, 1980

Helcogramma steinitzi, known commonly as the red triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma.[2] It was described by Eugenie Clark in 1980.[3] The specific name honours the marine biologist and herpetologist Heinz Steinitz (1909-1971) of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.[4] This species occurs in the north western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Holleman, W. (2014). "Helcogramma steinitzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T179020A1560148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179020A1560148.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179020/1560148. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Helcogramma steinitzi" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Helcogramma steinitzi". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=9430. 
  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 26 May 2019. 

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