Zappa confluentus
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This article is about representatives of Zappa genus. For Periophthalmus, see Slender mudskipper.
| Slender mudskipper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Acanthopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Gobioidei |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Oxudercinae |
| Genus: | Zappa Murdy, 1989 [1] |
| Species: | Z. confluentus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zappa confluentus (Roberts, 1978) [2] |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudapocryptes confluentus Roberts, 1978 [3] |
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Zappa is a monotypic genus of mudskipper goby named after musician Frank Zappa "for his articulate and sagacious defense of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution".[4][5] It was erected for the species Zappa confluentus, commonly known as Slender mudskipper, when it was split from its previous genus, Pseudapocryptes.[6] Known only from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu and Bintuni Rivers in New Guinea.
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References [edit]
- ^ "Zappa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Zappa confluentus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ N. Bailly (2009). "Zappa confluentus (Roberts, 1978)". World Database of Marine Pisces. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ^ "My true love gave to me … a bat species!". CBS News. December 9, 2008.
- ^ Mark Isaak (November 29, 2009). "Etymology: Named after People". Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature.
- ^ Andy Hillman. "Zappa confluentus - A Fish Called Zappa".
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