Biology:Japanese blacktail triplefin

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Short description: Species of fish

Japanese blacktail triplefin
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Springerichthys
Species:
S. bapturus
Binomial name
Springerichthys bapturus
(Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Synonyms[2]
  • (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) Jordan & Snyder, 1902
  • Enneapterygius bapturus Tripterygion bapturum
  • (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) Gracilopterygion bapturum

The Japanese blacktail triplefin (Springerichthys bapturus) 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

Wikidata ☰ Q2142299 entry