Biology:Photonectes waitti
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Photonectes |
| Species: | P. waitti
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| Binomial name | |
| Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012
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Photonectes waitti is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus Photonectes.[1][2][3] The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean,[4] and adults can reach a maximum length of 7.4 centimeters.[4]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of American businessman and philanthropist Theodore (Ted) Waitt.[5]
References
- ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Photonectes waitti (Waitt's Dragonfish)" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/294c73ac-494c-498f-8ace-f416fc1d33b7.
- ↑ "Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo 2012, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank" (in en). https://treatment.plazi.org/GgServer/html/03A887AA4618EF6AEAB8AC76EB4BFB5B.
- ↑ "Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". https://obis.org/taxon/835025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Photonectes waitti". https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/66767.
- ↑ "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 ☰ Q5647195 entry
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