Biology:Physiculus grinnelli
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Short description: Species of fish
| Physiculus grinnelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Physiculus |
| Species: | P. grinnelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Physiculus grinnelli D. S. Jordan & E. K. Jordan, 1922
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Physiculus grinnelli is a bathydemersal fish found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 27.3 cm (10.7 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of lepidopterist Fordyce Grinnell Jr. (1882–1943), who as a former student of David Starr Jordan, visited the Honolulu fish markets daily looking for specimens.[3]
References
- ↑ Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Physiculus grinnelli" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order GADIFORMES (part 1): Families BREGMACEROTIDAE, PHYCIDAE, GAIDROPSARIDAE, LOTIDAE, GADIDAE, RANICIPITIDAE, MERLUCCIIDAE, EUCLICHTHYIDAE, MURAENOLEPIDIDAE, MELANONIDAE, TRACHYRINCIDAE, MORIDAE, MACRURONIDAE, LYCONIDAE, BATHYGADIDAE and STEINDACHNERIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gadiformes1/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2223433 entry
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