Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae
Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae is a fish in the family Muraenidae.[1]
| Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. elaineheemstrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae Sithole, Smith, Mwale & Gouws, 2020 | |
The eel is named in honor of Elaine Heemstra of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity.[2]
References
- Yonela Sithole, David G. Smith, Monica Mwale and Gavin Gouws. 2020. A Taxonomic Revision of Gymnothorax undulatus (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) in the Western Indian Ocean, with Description of A New Species. Zootaxa. 4767(1); 161–181. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.7
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Families PROTANGUILLIDAE, SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE, HETERENCHELYIDAE, MYROCONGRIDAE, MURAENIDAE, CHLOPSIDAE and DERICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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