Helcogramma springeri, known commonly as the Springer's triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma.[2] It was described by P.E. Hadley Hansen in 1986.[3] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer of the National Museum of Natural History.[4] This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines to northern Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef.[1]
| Springer's triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Helcogramma |
| Species: | H. springeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Helcogramma springeri Hansen, 1986
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References edit
- ^ a b Fricke, R.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J.T. (2010). "Helcogramma springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154849A4650138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154849A4650138.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Helcogramma springeri" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma springeri". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ 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.