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Praealticus poptae

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Praealticus poptae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Praealticus
Species:
P. poptae
Binomial name
Praealticus poptae
(Fowler, 1925)
Synonyms

Rupiscartes poptae Fowler, 1925

Praealticus poptae, the Marianas rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific ocean, around the Mariana Islands. This species grows to a length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name honours the Dutch ichthyologist and curator Canna Maria Louise Popta (1860-1929) of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Praealticus poptae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342400A48407854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342400A48407854.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Praealticus poptae". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 March 2019.