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Cryptic triplefin

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Species of fish

Cryptic triplefin
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Cryptichthys
Species: C. jojettae
Binomial name
Cryptichthys jojettae
Hardy, 1987

The cryptic triplefin (Cryptichthys jojettae) is a species of triplefin in the family Tripterygiidae. It is found around the coast of New Zealand and is the only member of the monotypic genus Cryptichthys. It length is up to 6 cm. The specific name honours a former staff member at the National Museum of New Zealand, Jojette Drost, who participated in collecting specimens with Hardy.

References

  1. Clements, K.D. (2014). "Cryptichthys jojettae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178993A1556848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178993A1556848.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "jojettae, Cryptichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cryptichthys jojettae". FishBase. May 2006 version.
  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 16 May 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Cryptichthys jojettae


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