Callionymus cooperi

Callionymus cooperi, Cooper's dragonet, is a species of dragonet found only around the Maldives where it occurs at depths of from 73 to 81 metres (240 to 266 ft).[1] The specific name honours the U.S. physician, ichthyologist, ornithologist and malacologist James Graham Cooper (1830-1902).[2]

Callionymus cooperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. cooperi
Binomial name
Callionymus cooperi
Regan, 1908

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus cooperi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. C". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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