| Broadbodied toadfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | Riekertia |
| Species: | R. ellisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Riekertia ellisi J. L. B. Smith, 1952 | |
The broadbodied toadfish (Riekertia ellisi) is a species of toadfish only known from the coasts of South Africa. This species grows to a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) TL.[1] Its binomial name honours two people: the generic name honours Dr. C. Riekert who sent J. L. B. Smith "many specimens", while the specific name honours P. V. Ellis who collected the type specimen.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Riekertia ellisi" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ 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.
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