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Helcogramma rharhabe

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Helcogramma rharhabe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Helcogramma
Species:
H. rharhabe
Binomial name
Helcogramma rharhabe
Holleman, 2007

Helcogramma rharhabe is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Helcogramma.[2] It was described by Wouter Holleman in 2007,[3] the specific name the Xhosa chief Rharhabe who broke away from his main tribe and formed his own grouping named after him, the Rharhabe.[4] This species is found in the western Indian Ocean, along the south eastern coast of Africa from the Transkei to the Bazaruto Archipelago.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Holleman, W. (2014). "Helcogramma rharhabe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178973A1554260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178973A1554260.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Helcogramma rharhabe". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Helcogramma rharhabe". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 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.