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Colletteichthys dussumieri

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Colletteichthys dussumieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Colletteichthys
Species:
C. dussumieri
Binomial name
Colletteichthys dussumieri
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
  • Batrachus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837
  • Austrobatrachus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837)

Colletteichthys dussumieri is a species of toadfish from the family Batrachoididae.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name honours the French explorer and trader Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883) who collected the type specimen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Colletteichthys dussumieri". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. ^ "Colletteichthys dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES (Toadfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 July 2018.