Callionymus kotthausi
Appearance
Callionymus kotthausi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Callionymiformes |
Family: | Callionymidae |
Genus: | Callionymus |
Species: | C. kotthausi
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Binomial name | |
Callionymus kotthausi R. Fricke, 1981
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Callionymus kotthausi, Kotthaus’ deepwater dragonet, is a species of dragonet found only in the Indian Ocean off India where it occurs at depths of from 138 to 211 metres (453 to 692 ft).[1] The specific name honours the Swiss ichthyologist Adolf Kotthaus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus kotthausi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. K". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.