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Callionymus cooperi

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Callionymus cooperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. cooperi
Binomial name
Callionymus cooperi
Regan, 1908

Callionymus cooperi, Cooper's dragonet, is a species of dragonet found only around the Maldives where it occurs at depths of from 73 to 81 metres (240 to 266 ft).[1] The specific name honours the U.S. physician, ichthyologist, ornithologist and malacologist James Graham Cooper (1830–1902).[2]

References

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