Dactylopus kuiteri
| Dactylopus kuiteri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Dactylopus |
| Species: | D. kuiteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactylopus kuiteri (R. Fricke, 1992) | |
Dactylopus kuiteri, known commonly as the Kuiter's dragonet, is a species of marine fish in the family Callionymidae.
The Kuiter's dragonet is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region and particularly around Indonesia.[1]
This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2]
The specific name honours the collector and author of the Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes, Rudie H. Kuiter.[1]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Dactylopus kuiteri" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p.
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