Biology:Meiacanthus kamoharai
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| Meiacanthus kamoharai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Meiacanthus |
| Species: | M. kamoharai
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| Binomial name | |
| Meiacanthus kamoharai Tomiyama, 1956
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Meiacanthus kamoharai is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around southern Japan . This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]
Etymology
The specific name honours the Japanese ichthyologist Toshiji Kamohara (1901โ1972) of Kochi University.[3]
References
- โ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Meiacanthus kamoharai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342466A48405700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342466A48405700.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48342466/48405700. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- โ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Meiacanthus kamoharai" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- โ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 October 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes2/. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
- Photos of Meiacanthus kamoharai on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2139908 entry
