Biology:Photonectes paxtoni
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| Photonectes paxtoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Photonectes |
| Species: | P. paxtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Photonectes paxtoni Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012
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Photonectes paxtoni is a species of fish in the genus Photonectes.[1][2][3][4] The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea,[5] and adults can reach a maximum length of 2.3 centimeters.[5]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of American-born Australian ichthyologist John R. Paxton of the Australian Museum in Sydney.[6]
References
- ↑ "Marine Species Traits - Photonectes paxtoni Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012". https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835024.
- ↑ "World Species : Photonectes paxtoni". https://worldspecies.org/ntaxa/2651967/1000.
- ↑ "Photonectes Günther, 1887 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". https://obis.org/taxon/126217.
- ↑ "Genus Photonectes" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/91020-Photonectes.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Photonectes paxtoni". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Photonectes-paxtoni.html.
- ↑ "Family STOMIIDAE Bleeker 1859 (Dragonfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/stomiidae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5614725 entry
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