Callionymus keeleyi

Callionymus keeleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
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.[1] The specific name honours Frank James Keeley (1868–1949) of the department of mineralogy, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.[2]

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.


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