Biology:Hinds' dragonet

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Hinds' dragonet
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. hindsii
Binomial name
Callionymus hindsii
J. Richardson, 1844
Synonyms

Calliurichthys hindsii (Richardson, 1844)

Callionymus hindsii, Hinds' dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths down to 40 metres (130 ft). This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.[1] The specific name is thought to most likely to be in honour of the United Kingdom naval surgeon, naturalist and writer Richard Brinsley Hinds (1811-1846).[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus hindsii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. H". Hans.G.Hansson. http://www.bemon.loven.gu.se/petymol.h.html. Retrieved 22 April 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2609180 entry