Lutjanus mizenkoi

Lutjanus mizenkoi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Lutjanus
Species:	L. mizenkoi
Binomial name
	Lutjanus mizenkoi; G. R. Allen & Talbot, 1985

Last updated February 07, 2025

Lutjanus mizenkoi, the Samoan snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.^[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of David Mizenko, of the School of Oceanography, at the University of Rhode Island, because of his efforts in procuring the type specimens and bringing them to the authors' attention that it may represent an undescribed species. Mizenko wrote his master's thesis on snappers of Samoa and incidently purchased the holotype specimen at a Samoan fish market.^[2]

References

↑ Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO.
↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 4): Families HAEMULIDAE and LUTJANIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

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[1] Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO.

[ETYFish-2] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 4): Families HAEMULIDAE and LUTJANIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

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