Biology:Broadbodied toadfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Broadbodied toadfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | Riekertia |
| Species: | R. ellisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Riekertia ellisi J. L. B. Smith, 1952
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The broadbodied toadfish (Riekertia ellisi) is a species of toadfish only known from the coasts of South Africa . This species grows to a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) TL.[1] Its binomial name honours two people: the generic name honours Dr. C. Riekert who sent J. L. B. Smith "many specimens", while the specific name honours P. V. Ellis who collected the type specimen.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Riekertia ellisi" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ "Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES (Toadfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 July 2017. http://www.etyfish.org/batrachoidiformes/. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2161207 entry
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