Callionymus keeleyi

Callionymus keeleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. keeleyi
Binomial name
Callionymus keeleyi
Fowler, 1941

Callionymus keeleyi, Keeley's dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the western Pacific Ocean where it is known to occur near the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. The specific name honours Frank James Keeley (1868–1949) of the department of mineralogy, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus keeleyi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ↑ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. K". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.