Sand dragonet

Sand dragonet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. marleyi
Binomial name
Callionymus marleyi
Regan, 1919

The sand dragonet (Callionymus marleyi) is a species of dragonet native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 1 to 20 metres (3.3 to 65.6 ft) over sandy substrates. Its diet consists mostly of benthic invertebrates. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.[1] The specific name most likely honours Harold Walter Bell-Marley (1873-1945) soldier and the Principal Fisheries Officer in the Natal Province from 1918 to 1937.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus marleyi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. M". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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