Bellapiscis lesleyae
Bellapiscis lesleyae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Bellapiscis |
Species: | B. lesleyae
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Binomial name | |
Bellapiscis lesleyae , 1987
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Bellapiscis lesleyae, the mottled twister, is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, commonly found around the coast of New Zealand in rock pools and down to depths of about 5 m in reef areas of broken rock. Its length is up to 6 cm.[2] The specific name of this blenny honours the New Zealand marine biologist who helped Hardy collect fishes in rockpools on the coast of New Zealand, including the type of this species.[3]
References[]
- ^ Clements, K.D. (2014). "Bellapiscis lesleyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178896A1544915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178896A1544915.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Bellapiscis lesleyae" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Bellapiscis
- Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
- Fish described in 1987