Callionymus russelli

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

Callionymus russelli, Russell’s dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters off of Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name honours Clifford R. Johnson's father, Russell Johnson.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus russelli". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ↑ CLIFFORD RAY JOHNSON, Callionymus russelli, a new species of callionymid fish from Queensland, Australia, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 58, Issue 4, June 1976, Pages 345–351, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb01004.x
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 April 2022). "Order Order Syngnathiformes: Families Dactylopteridae, Pegasidae, Callionymidae, Draconettidae and Mullidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 October 2022.