Dolichopteryx trunovi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
Genus: | Dolichopteryx |
Species: | D. trunovi
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Binomial name | |
Dolichopteryx trunovi Parin, 2005
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Dolichopteryx trunovi, the tailspot barracudina, is a species of fish found in the oceans of the Southern hemisphere.[1]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 14.3 cm (5.6 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Ivan Andreevich Trunov (1936-2005), of the Atlantic Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Parin, N.V., 2005. Dolichopteryx trunovi sp. nova - a new name for D. anascopa (nec Brauer, 1901) Trunov, 1997 (Opisthoproctidae, Argentinoidea). J. Ichthyol. 45(1):132-133.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dolichopteryx trunovi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order AULOPIFORMES (Lizardfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 March 2023.