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Helcogramma billi

Helcogramma billi is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma. It was described by Patricia E. Hadley Hansen in 1986, and the specific name honours the American ichthyologist Bill Smith-Vaniz, who collected the types Hadley Hansen examined when describing the species. This species is common on rock surfaces and beneath ledges in waters down to 10 metres (33 ft) in depth around the coasts of Sri Lanka.

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Helcogramma billi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. billi
Binomial name
Helcogramma billi
P. E. Hadley Hansen, 1986

Helcogramma billi is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma.2 It was described by Patricia E. Hadley Hansen in 1986,3 and the specific name honours the American ichthyologist Bill Smith-Vaniz, who collected the types Hadley Hansen examined when describing the species.4 This species is common on rock surfaces and beneath ledges in waters down to 10 metres (33 ft) in depth around the coasts of Sri Lanka.1

References

References

  1. Holleman, W. (2014). "Helcogramma billi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T179110A1571040. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179110A1571040.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Helcogramma billi". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma billi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. 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 25 May 2019.