Callionymus colini

Callionymus colini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. colini
Binomial name
Callionymus colini
R. Fricke, 1993

Callionymus colini, the Tiny New Guinea longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific Ocean waters around Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name honours Dr Patrick L. Colin, of the University of Papua New Guinea's Motupore Island Research Station in Port Moresby, who collected the type specimen.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus colini". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ↑ Ronald Fricke (1993). "A new species of the genus Callionymus (Teleostei: Callionymidae) from Papua New Guinea". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) (491): 1–4.