Goodlad's stinkfish
Goodlad's stinkfish (Callionymus goodladi) is a species of dragonet native to the waters off of northwestern Australia. This bottom-dwelling species is also found in the aquarium trade. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL.[1]
Goodlad's stinkfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Callionymus |
Species: | C. goodladi |
Binomial name | |
Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944) | |
Synonyms | |
Calliurichthys goodladi Whitley, 1944 |
Discovered in Western Australia by Matt Goodlad, who was a Shetlander who migrated to Western Australia in the 1920s with his brother James. They both worked for the government fisheries dept at some stage as inspectors.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus goodladi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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