Callionymus martinae, Martina's dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters around Taiwan where it occurs at depths of from 73 to 92 metres (240 to 302 ft).[1] The specific name honours Miss Martina Wolf, of Braunschweig, for her "continued interest" in the author's, Ronald Fricke's, studies.[2]
Callionymus martinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Callionymus |
Species: | C. martinae
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Binomial name | |
Callionymus martinae R. Fricke, 1981
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Synonyms | |
Calliurichthys martinae (Fricke, 1981) |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus martinae". 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.