| Rosenblattichthys nemotoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Scopelarchidae |
| Genus: | Rosenblattichthys |
| Species: | R. nemotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosenblattichthys nemotoi Okiyama & R. K. Johnson, 1986 | |
Rosenblattichthys nemotoi is a species of ray-finned fish in the pearleye family, Scopelarchidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean. [2]
This species reaches a length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Takahisa Nemoto (1930–1990), of the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, for his great contributions to the biology of the Antarctic, including his direction of the cruise during which the type specimen was collected. [4]
George Sprague Myers was an American ichthyologist who spent most of his career at Stanford University. He served as the editor of Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin as well as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Myers was also head of the Division of Fishes at the United States National Museum, and held a position as an ichthyologist for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. He was also an advisor in fisheries and ichthyology to the Brazilian Government.
Hector's goby is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean to the islands of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on sheltered coral reefs at depths of from 3 to 30 metres. This species reaches a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours Gordon Hector who was Chief Secretary to the Government of the Seychelles, in gratitude for his help to Smith's work in the Seychelles.
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Enchelyurus kraussii, Krauss' blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. The specific name honours the German scientist, traveller and collector Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss (1812–1890).
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Mimoblennius rusi, the Rusi blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean. This species grows to a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL. The specific name is an acronym which stands for the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Rhodes University where the holotype and paratypes are retained.
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Brosmophyciops pautzkei, the slimy cuskeel or free-tailed reef brotula, is a species of viviparous brotulas found in tropical reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species grows to 7 cm (2.8 in) total length. This species is the only known member of its genus. The specific name honours Clarence F. Pautzke, who was a former student of the describer of this species who went on to become the chief biologist in the Department of Game of Washington state and who was present on Bikini Atoll in 1946 and 1947 when the type specimen was collected.
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