Callionymus hildae

Callionymus hildae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
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. The specific name honours Miss Hildegard Handermann, of Braunschweig, for her "continued interest" in the author's, Ronald Fricke's, studies.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus hildae". 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.