Dolichopteryx trunovi
Dolichopteryx trunovi, the tailspot barracudina, is a species of fish found in the oceans of the Southern hemisphere.[1]
| Dolichopteryx trunovi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
| Genus: | Dolichopteryx |
| Species: | D. trunovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolichopteryx trunovi Parin, 2005 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 14.3 cm (5.6 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Ivan Andreevich Trunov (1936-2005), of the Atlantic Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography.[3]
References
- Parin, N.V., 2005. Dolichopteryx trunovi sp. nova - a new name for D. anascopa (nec Brauer, 1901) Trunov, 1997 (Opisthoproctidae, Argentinoidea). J. Ichthyol. 45(1):132-133.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Dolichopteryx trunovi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order AULOPIFORMES (Lizardfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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