Callionymus keeleyi

Callionymus keeleyi, Keeley's dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is known to occur near the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.[1] The specific name honours Frank James Keeley (1868-1949) of the department of mineralogy, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.[2]

Callionymus keeleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. keeleyi
Binomial name
Callionymus keeleyi
Fowler, 1941


References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus keeleyi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. K". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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