Meganthias carpenteri
Carpenter's yellowtop jewelfish, Meganthias carpenteri Anderson, 2006[1] is a pink and yellow fish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean named after Old Dominion University marine biologist Kent E. Carpenter.[2] Meganthias carpenteri is a member of the taxonomic subfamily Anthiinae, family Serranidae.
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References
- Anderson, W.D. Jr. 2006 Meganthias carpenteri, new species of fish from the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, with a key to eastern Atlantic Anthiinae (Perciformes: Serranidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(3):404-417.
- Phyllis Brown, Ed. 2007. New Fish Species Named for Biologist Carpenter. Scire, the Old Dominion University College of Sciences Newsletter, Edition 30, February 20, 2007, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-01-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), n.p.
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