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''Springeratus'' is a genus of
clinids Clinidae is a family of marine fish in the order Blenniiformes within the series Ovalentaria, part of the Percomorpha . Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisp ...
found in the southwestern Pacific and western
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Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Springeratus caledonicus'' ( Sauvage, 1874) (Caledonian weedfish) * '' Springeratus polyporatus'' T. H. Fraser, 1972 * '' Springeratus xanthosoma'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher"). Clinidae {{Clinidae-stub