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Callionymus russelli

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

Callionymus russelli, Russell’s dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters off of Papua New Guinea.[1] [2]

Etymology

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The specific name honours Clifford R. Johnson's father, Russell Johnson.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus russelli". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ CLIFFORD RAY JOHNSON, Callionymus russelli, a new species of callionymid fish from Queensland, Australia, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 58, Issue 4, June 1976, Pages 345–351, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb01004.x
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 April 2022). "Order Order Syngnathiformes: Families Dactylopteridae, Pegasidae, Callionymidae, Draconettidae and Mullidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  • Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.