Argyripnus hulleyi
| Argyripnus hulleyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Genus: | Argyripnus |
| Species: | A. hulleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyripnus hulleyi Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2009 | |
Argyripnus hulleyi, commonly known as Reunion's bristle-mouth fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Argyripnus found in Reunion.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Percy Alexander Hulley (b. 1941), the Curator of Fishes, at the Iziko South African Museum.[2]
References
- ^ "Argyripnus hulleyi, Reunion's bristle-mouth fish".
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order STOMIIFORMES (=STOMIATIFORMES)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 March 2022.