Callionymus hildae, Hilde's darter dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters around the Philippines.[1] The specific name honours Miss Hildegard Handermann, of Braunschweig, for her "continued interest" in the author's, Ronald Fricke's, studies.[2]
Callionymus hildae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Callionymus |
Species: | C. hildae
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Binomial name | |
Callionymus hildae R. Fricke, 1981
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus hildae". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Ronald Fricke (1981). "Four new species of the genus Callionymus (Teleostei: Callionymidae) from the Philippine Islands and adjacent areas". Zoologische Beiträge. 27 (1): 143–170.