Callionymus mortenseni

Callionymus mortenseni is a species of dragonet native to the waters around Indonesia where it occurs at depths of around 290 metres (950 ft).[1] The specific name honours Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen (1868-1952), a Danish professor of zoology.[2]

Callionymus mortenseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. mortenseni
Binomial name
Callionymus mortenseni
Suwardji, 1965

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus mortenseni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. M". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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