Biology:Bidenichthys okamotoi

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Bidenichthys okamotoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Bidenichthys
Species:
B. okamotoi
Binomial name
Bidenichthys okamotoi
Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen, 2021

Bidenichthys okamotoi, is a fish of the family Bythitidae, and is found at the Koko Seamount in the Central North Pacific.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the collector of the two type specimens, Dr. Makoto Okamoto, of the Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, in honor of his numerous contributions to Pacific ichthyology.[2]

References

  1. Møller, Peter R., Werner W. Schwarzhans, Henrik Lauridsen, and Jørgen G. Nielsen. 2021. "Bidenichthys okamotoi, a New Species of the Bythitidae (Ophidiiformes, Teleostei) from the Koko Seamount, Central North Pacific" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 12: 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121399
  2. "The ETYFish Project". https://etyfish.org/. 


Wikidata ☰ Q111385001 entry