Springeratus

Springeratus is a genus of clinids found in the southwestern Pacific and western Indian Ocean. The generic name honours the American taxonomist and ichthyologist Victor G. Springer.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyClinidae

Habitatmarine

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Specimen records: 60
With media: 26
Family: Clinidae
Collections: USNM, NHMUK, SIO
Recorded in: Taiwan, Philippines, New Caledonia, Japan, India

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Clinid
Image: Springeratus xanthosoma Day.png

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Commons category: Springeratus
taxon name: Springeratus
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Springeratus

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Springeratus is a genus of clinids found in the southwestern Pacific and western Indian Ocean. The generic name honours the American taxonomist and ichthyologist Victor G. Springer.

==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Springeratus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1874) (Caledonian weedfish) Springeratus polyporatus T. H. Fraser, 1972 Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

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