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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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Jul 30, 2026

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122 w

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Springeratus

Springeratus xanthosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Clinidae
Genus:	Springeratus S. C. Shen, 1971
Type species
Clinus xanthosoma Bleeker, 1857

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.¹

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:²

Springeratus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1874) (Caledonian weedfish)
Springeratus polyporatus T. H. Fraser, 1972
Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker, 1857)

References

References

Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Springeratus". FishBase. April 2013 version.