Callionymus colini
Callionymus colini, the Tiny New Guinea longtail dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific Ocean waters around Papua New Guinea.[1] The specific name honours Dr Patrick L. Colin, of the University of Papua New Guinea's Motupore Island Research Station in Port Moresby, who collected the type specimen.[2]
| Callionymus colini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. colini |
| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus colini R. Fricke, 1993 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus colini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Ronald Fricke (1993). "A new species of the genus Callionymus (Teleostei: Callionymidae) from Papua New Guinea". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) (491): 1–4.
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