Japanese blacktail triplefin

Springerichthys bapturus

Fish Reaching Six Point Five Centimeters in Northwest Pacific

Black
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Small
Temperate fish

The Japanese blacktail triplefin (Springerichthys bapturus) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Springerichthys. It was described by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder in 1902. This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Springerichthys
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: southern Japan (Ref. 13227 ) and South Korea (Ref. 77001 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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