Hinds' dragonet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. hindsii
Binomial name
Callionymus hindsii
Synonyms

Calliurichthys hindsii (Richardson, 1844)

Callionymus hindsii, Hinds' dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths down to 40 metres (130 ft). This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.[1] The specific name is thought to most likely to be in honour of the British naval surgeon, naturalist and writer Richard Brinsley Hinds (1811-1846).[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus hindsii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. H". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.


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