Callionymus ogilbyi

Callionymus ogilbyi, the Eastern Australian longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters off of New South Wales, Australia.[1] The specific name honours the Irish-Australian zoologist and taxonomist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925).[2]

Callionymus ogilbyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. ogilbyi
Binomial name
Callionymus ogilbyi
R. Fricke, 2002

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus ogilbyi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. NO". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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