Biology:Callionymus cooperi

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Short description: Species of fish

Callionymus cooperi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. cooperi
Binomial name
Callionymus cooperi
Regan, 1908

Callionymus cooperi, Cooper's dragonet, is a species of dragonet found only around the Maldives where it occurs at depths of from 73 to 81 metres (240 to 266 ft).[1] The specific name honours the United States of America physician, ichthyologist, ornithologist and malacologist James Graham Cooper (1830–1902).[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus cooperi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. C". Hans.G.Hansson. http://www.bemon.loven.gu.se/petymol.c.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2226768 entry