Callionymus ogilbyi

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Callionymus ogilbyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. ogilbyi
Binomial name
Callionymus ogilbyi
R. Fricke, 2002

Callionymus ogilbyi, the Eastern Australian longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters off of New South Wales, Australia. [1] The specific name honours the Irish-Australian zoologist and taxonomist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925). [2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus ogilbyi". FishBase . February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. NO". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 24 April 2018.