Signal triplefin

Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi

Tripterygiid Fish from Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Small
Tropical fish

The signal triplefin (Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidonectes. It was described by William Albert Bussing in 1991 and he gave it a specific name which honours the American ichthyologist Clark Hubbs (1921–2008). This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is found off Costa Rica and Panama.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Lepidonectes
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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