Biology:Phallostethus dunckeri

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Phallostethus dunckeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Phallostethidae
Genus: Phallostethus
Species:
P. dunckeri
Binomial name
Phallostethus dunckeri
Regan, 1913

Phallostethus dunckeri is a species of fish in the family Phallostethidae. It is endemic to Malaysia.

Environment

Phallostethus dunckeri is recorded to be found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate.[2][1]

Distribution

Phallostethus dunckeri is native to the areas of Asia and Malaysia.[2]

Biology

The eggs of Phallostethus dunckeri are fertilised internally and then after laying they are attached to the substrate by adhesive filaments.[3]

Taxonomy and naming

Phallostethus dunckeri is the type species of the genus Phallostethus.[4] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1913 with a type locality of the Muar River, Johor in Malaysia.[5] Regan honoured the German ichthyologist Georg Duncker (1870–1953) of the Zoologisches Museum Hamburg, Duncker initially wrote about this species in 1904 but he was too busy to write a description so he passed some of his specimens on to Regan for him to describe.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5461834 entry