Callionymus hildae

Callionymus hildae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Callionymiformes
Family:Callionymidae
Genus:Callionymus
Species: C. hildae
Binomial name
Callionymus hildae
R. Fricke, 1981

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]


References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus hildae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. 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.
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