Parascolopsis baranesi
Parascolopsis baranesi is a fish found in the Gulf of Aqaba in the Western Indian Ocean.[1] This species reaches a length of 11.2 cm (4.4 in).[2]
| Parascolopsis baranesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Nemipteridae |
| Genus: | Parascolopsis |
| Species: | P. baranesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parascolopsis baranesi B. C. Russell & Golani, 1993 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Albert (Avi) Baranes (b. 1949),the Director of the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel, who made it possible to collect this species in the Gulf of Aqaba.[3]
References
- Russell, B.C. and D. Golani, 1993. A review of the fish genus Parascolopsis (Nemipteridae) of the Western Indian Ocean, with description of a new species from the northern Red Sea. Isr. J. Zool. 39:337-347.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Parascolopsis baranesi" in FishBase. 6 2015 version.
- http://www.etyfish.com
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