Biology:Synchiropus laddi
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| Synchiropus laddi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. laddi
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| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus laddi L. P. Schultz, 1960
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Synchiropus laddi, also known as Ladd's dragonet, is a species of fish in the dragonet family Callionymidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean.[2]
Description
This species reaches a length of 3.0 cm (1.2 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of geologist Harry Stephen Ladd (1899-1982), of the U.S. Geological Survey, who was at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands (type locality), during Operations Crossroads (1946 and again in 1947), studying the effects of the atomic bombs,[4]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2022). "Synchiropus laddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T214366203A214366206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T214366203A214366206.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/214366203/214366206. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Synchiropus laddi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/syngnathiformes2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1992976 entry
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