Mascarenichthys heemstrai
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Genus: | Mascarenichthys |
Species: | M. heemstrai
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Binomial name | |
Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
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Mascarenichthys heemstrai is a ray-finned fish species from the family of Bythitidae in the genus of Mascarenichthys.[1] The scientific name of the species was first published in 2007 by Schwarzhans & Møller, It was named after Phil Heemstra, a notable ichthyologist. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mascarenichthys heemstrai". FishBase. December 2022 version.
- ^ "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE and DINEMATICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2022-12-14.