| Bidenichthys okamotoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Bidenichthys |
| Species: | B. okamotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bidenichthys okamotoi Møller, Schwarzhans, Lauridsen & Nielsen, 2021 | |
Bidenichthys okamotoi, is a fish of the family Bythitidae, and is found at the Koko Seamount in the Central North Pacific.[1]
Etymology
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
- ↑ 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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