Callionymus regani

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Callionymus regani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. regani
Binomial name
Callionymus regani
Nakabo, 1979

Callionymus regani, Regan’s deepwater dragonet, is a species of dragonet known only from the Saya de Malha Bank in the Indian Ocean at depths of around 148 metres (486 ft).[1] The specific name honours the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus regani" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. QR". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

External links[edit]

View works about Callionymus regani at Biodiversity Heritage Library.