Springeratus caledonicus
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Springeratus 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 caledonicus.
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the genus Springeratus
Springeratus
Springeratus is a genus of clinids found in the southwestern Pacific and western Indian Ocean.-Species:* Caledonian weedfish, Springeratus caledonicus * Springeratus polyporatus...
. It is a tropical blenny found around New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
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...
. It was named by H.E. Sauvage in 1874, originally under the name Lepidoblennius caledonicus.