| Vladichthys gloverensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Batrachoidinae |
| Genus: | Vladichthys D. W. Greenfield, 2006 |
| Species: | V. gloverensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Vladichthys gloverensis (D. W. Greenfield & T. A. Greenfield, 1973) | |
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Vladichthys gloverensis is a species of toadfish known only from the Atlantic Coast of Belize and Honduras, where it is found on reefs. This species grows to a standard length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[1] The generic name honours the toadfish expert Vladimir "Vlad" Walters (1927-1987) while the specific name denotes Glover's Reef in Belize.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Vladichthys golverensis" in FishBase. February 2006 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 16 July 2018.
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