Biology:Callionymus colini

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Callionymus colini
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. colini
Binomial name
Callionymus colini
R. Fricke, 1993

Callionymus colini, the Tiny New Guinea longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific Ocean waters around Papua New Guinea.[1]

Etymology

The specific name honours Dr Patrick L. Colin, of the University of Papua New Guinea's Motupore Island Research Station in Port Moresby, who collected the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus colini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. Ronald Fricke (1993). "A new species of the genus Callionymus (Teleostei: Callionymidae) from Papua New Guinea". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) (491): 1–4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235679593_A_new_species_of_Callionymus_Teleostei_Callionymidae_from_Papua_New_Guinea. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3753052 entry