Springeratus
Encyclopedia
Springeratus is a genus of clinids found in the southwestern Pacific
and western Indian Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
and western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
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Species
- Caledonian weedfish, Springeratus caledonicusSpringeratus caledonicusSpringeratus caledonicus, known commonly as the Caledonian weedfish, is a species of clinid in the genus Springeratus. It is a tropical blenny found around New Caledonia and Australia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It was named by H.E. Sauvage in 1874, originally under the name Lepidoblennius...
(Sauvage, 1874) - Springeratus polyporatusSpringeratus polyporatusSpringeratus polyporatus is a species of clinid in the genus Springeratus. It is a tropical blenny found around Réunion and Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean. It was named by Fraser in 1972, and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres. Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 15...
(Fraser, 1972) - Springeratus xanthosomaSpringeratus xanthosomaSpringeratus xanthosoma is a species of clinid in the genus Springeratus. It is a subtropical blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. It was named by Pieter Bleeker in 1857, and can reach a maximum length of 7 centimetres....
(Bleeker, 1857)