Biology:Stout rockfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Stout rockfish
Acanthoclinus marilynae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Genus: Acanthoclinus
Species:
A. marilynae
Binomial name
Acanthoclinus marilynae
(Hardy, 1985)
Synonyms

Taumakoides marilynae Hardy, 1985

The stout rockfish, Acanthoclinus marilynae, is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand's subtidal zone and in rock pools at low tide. Their length is up to 17 cm.[1] The specific name honours Hardy's wife, Marilyn.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Acanthoclinus marilynae" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  2. "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 March 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/ovalentaria/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2934280 entry