Helcogramma williamsi
Helcogramma williamsi is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma which is widespread in the western Pacific Ocean. It is found in rocky areas with sandy channels at despth of 1 to 3 metres (3.3 to 9.8 ft)[1] It was described in 2012 from a type collected from Taiwan.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Jeffrey T. Williams of the Smithsonian Institution.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Helcogramma |
| Species: | H. williamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Helcogramma williamsi M. C. Chiang & I. S. Chen, 2012 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Helcogramma williamsi" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Helcogramma williamsi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- 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 26 May 2019.
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