Callionymus russelli

Callionymus russelli is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters off of Papua New Guinea.[1] The specific name honours the English marine biologist Frederick Stratten Russell (1897-1984).[2]

Callionymus russelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. russelli
Binomial name
Callionymus russelli
C. R. Johnson, 1976


References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus russelli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. NO". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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