Callionymus whiteheadi
Callionymus whiteheadi, Whitehead's deepwater dragonet, is a species of dragonet found in the Pacific waters around Indonesia.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Peter James Palmer Whitehead (1930-1992).[3]
| Callionymus whiteheadi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. whiteheadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus whiteheadi R. Fricke, 1981 | |
References
- Acero, A. & Fricke, R. (2010). "Callionymus whiteheadi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155031A4706595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155031A4706595.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus whiteheadi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. VW". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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