Bidenichthys okamotoi
| Bidenichthys okamotoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Bidenichthys |
| Species: | B. okamotoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Bidenichthys okamotoi | |
Bidenichthys okamotoi is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae. It is found at the Koko Seamount in the central-northern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The species is named after the collector of the two type specimens, Dr. Makoto Okamoto, of the Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, in honor of his numerous contributions to Pacific ichthyology.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Møller, Peter R., Werner W. Schwarzhans, Henrik Lauridsen, and Jørgen G. Nielsen. 2021. "Bidenichthys okamotoi, a New Species of the Bythitidae (Ophidiiformes, Teleostei) from the Koko Seamount, Central North Pacific" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 12: 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121399
- ^ "The ETYFish Project". The ETYFish Project.
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