Biology:Physiculus normani

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Short description: Species of fish

Physiculus normani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Physiculus
Species:
P. normani
Binomial name
Physiculus normani
Brüss, 1986

Physiculus normani is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the western Indian Ocean.[1][2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist J. R. (John Roxborough) Norman (1898–1944), of the British Museum (Natural History), who first described this cod.[3]

References

  1. Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Physiculus nigripinnis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "Order GADIFORMES (part 1): Families BREGMACEROTIDAE, PHYCIDAE, GAIDROPSARIDAE, LOTIDAE, GADIDAE, RANICIPITIDAE, MERLUCCIIDAE, EUCLICHTHYIDAE, MURAENOLEPIDIDAE, MELANONIDAE, TRACHYRINCIDAE, MORIDAE, MACRURONIDAE, LYCONIDAE, BATHYGADIDAE and STEINDACHNERIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gadiformes1/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2217989 entry