Biology:Physiculus kaupi
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Short description: Species of fish
| Physiculus kaupi | |
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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. kaupi
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| Binomial name | |
| Physiculus kaupi Poey, 1865
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Physiculus kaupi is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 22.4 cm (8.8 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of naturalist Johann Jacob Kaup (1803–1873), who proposed the genus name Physiculus in 1858. [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 kaupi" 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 ☰ Q1986419 entry
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