Eubleekeria jonesi
| Eubleekeria jonesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Eubleekeria |
| Species: | E. jonesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eubleekeria jonesi (P.S.B.R. James, 1971) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Leiognathus jonesi James, 1971 | |
Eubleekeria jonesi, commonly known as Jones’s pony fish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean.[1] This species was first formally described as Leiognathus jonesi in 1971 by the Indian ichthyologist P.S.B.R. James (1934-2019) and
Etymology
The fish's specific name honours James’ predecessor as director of the Indian Central Marine Fisheries Institute in Kochi, Santhappan Jones (1910-1997).[2]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eubleekeria jonesi". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (12 August 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 November 2020.