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Red triplefin

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Red triplefin
Helcogramma steinitzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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  1. ^ a b Holleman, W. (2014). "Helcogramma steinitzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179020A1560148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179020A1560148.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Helcogramma steinitzi". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma steinitzi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 May 2019.