Longtail dragonet
Longtail dragonet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Callionymus |
Species: | C. gardineri |
Binomial name | |
Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908 | |
Synonyms | |
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The longtail dragonet (Callionymus gardineri) is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 30 to 180 metres (98 to 591 ft). This species grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL.[1] The specific name honours the British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus gardineri". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. G". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.