Rhynchoconger smithi
| Rhynchoconger smithi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Rhynchoconger |
| Species: | R. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchoconger smithi | |
Rhynchoconger smithi is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1]
Etymology[edit]
The eel is named in honor of the “renowned” American ichthyologist David G. Smith, of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for his contribution to eel systematics. [2]
References[edit]
- ^ Mohapatra, A., Ho, H.-C., Acharya, S., Ray, D., & Mishra, S. S. (2022). A new Congrid eel, Rhynchoconger smithi sp. nov. (Anguilliformes: Congridae), from the Bay of Bengal, India. Journal of Fish Biology, 100(6), 1335–1344. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15031
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CONGRIDAE Kaup 1856 (Conger Eels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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