Biology:Zoramia gilberti

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Zoramia gilberti
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Zoramia
Species:
Z. gilberti
Binomial name
Zoramia gilberti
D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905

Zoramia gilberti is a Cardinalfish from the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 4.2 cm in length.[1] It is found in sheltered bays and lagoons, where it gathers in large aggregations among branching corals, frequently mixed with other cardinalfish species.[2] The specific name honours the United States ichthyologist and fisheries biologist Charles H. Gilbert (1859-1928) of Stanford University who was a colleague of Jordan's.[3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Zoramia gilberti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Bray, D.J. (2017). "Zoramia gilberti". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4206. 
  3. "Order KURTIFORMES (Nurseryfishes and Cardinalfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 31 May 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/kurtiformes/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3703103 entry