Hudson's triplefin (Helcogramma hudsoni) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma.[2] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale in 1906,[3] the specific name honouring the illustrator of their monograph on Samoan fishes, R.L. Hudson.[4] This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from the Izu Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Savo Island, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa.[1]

Hudson's triplefin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. hudsoni
Binomial name
Helcogramma hudsoni
(Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Synonyms

Enneapterygius hudsoni Jordan & Seale, 1906

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, J. (2014). "Helcogramma hudsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178989A1556278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178989A1556278.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Helcogramma hudsoni". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma hudsoni". 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 26 May 2019.