Biology:Synchiropus novaehiberniensis

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Synchiropus novaehiberniensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Synchiropus
Species:
S. novaehiberniensis
Binomial name
Synchiropus novaehiberniensis
R. Fricke, 2016

Synchiropus novaehiberniensis, the New Ireland dragonet, is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named after the island the fish was found at.[2]

References

  1. Fricke, R. (2016): Synchiropus novaehiberniensis, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with a review of subgenus Synchiropus (Neosynchiropus) and description of a new subgenus (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Journal of Natural History, 50 (47-48): 3003-3028.
  2. "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 ☰ Q26260480 entry