Lepidonectes_clarkhubbsi

Signal triplefin

Signal triplefin

Species of fish

The signal triplefin (Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidonectes.[2] It was described by William Albert Bussing in 1991[3] and he gave it a specific name which honours the American ichthyologist Clark Hubbs (1921–2008).[4] This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is found off Costa Rica and Panama.[1] The signal triplefin is found on rocky shores where it feeds on very small invertebrates and algae.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183280A8086079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183280A8086079.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. [3]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. [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 27 May 2019.


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