Callionymus martinae

Callionymus martinae is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific waters around Taiwan where it occurs at depths of from 73 to 92 metres (240 to 302 ft).[1] The specific name honours Miss Martina Wolf, of Braunschweig, for her "continued interest" in the author's, Ronald Fricke's, studies.[2]

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

Calliurichthys martinae (Fricke, 1981)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus martinae" 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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