Biology:Argyripnus hulleyi

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Argyripnus hulleyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Argyripnus
Species:
A. hulleyi
Binomial name
Argyripnus hulleyi
Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009

Argyripnus hulleyi, commonly known as Reunion's bristle-mouth fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Argyripnus found in Reunion.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Percy Alexander Hulley (b. 1941), the Curator of Fishes, at the Iziko South African Museum.[2]


References

  1. "Argyripnus hulleyi, Reunion's bristle-mouth fish". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Argyripnus-hulleyi. 
  2. "Order STOMIIFORMES (=STOMIATIFORMES)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/stomiiformes/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6748568 entry