Springeratus caledonicus

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Springeratus caledonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Springeratus
Species:
S. caledonicus
Binomial name
Springeratus caledonicus
(Sauvage, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Lepidoblennius caledonicus Sauvage, 1874

Springeratus caledonicus, the Caledonian weedfish, is a species of clinid found around New Caledonia and Australia.[1] This species placement in the family Clinidae has been questioned with some feeling that it is best placed in the family Microdesmidae.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Springeratus caledonicus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ California Academy of Sciences, Catalog of Fishes