Physiculus karrerae
Physiculus karrerae, the Japanese codling, is a bathydemersal fish found in the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
| Physiculus karrerae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Physiculus |
| Species: | P. karrerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Physiculus karrerae Paulin, 1989 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 27.4 cm (10.8 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of German ichthyologist Christine Karrer, because of her contributions to the knowledge of morid fishes.[3]
References
- Trunov, I.A., 1991. Fishes of the family Moridae from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (genera Mora Risso and Physiculus Kaup). J. Ichthyol. 31(6):110-116.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Physiculus karrerae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GADIFORMES (part 1): Families BREGMACEROTIDAE, PHYCIDAE, GAIDROPSARIDAE, LOTIDAE, GADIDAE, RANICIPITIDAE, MERLUCCIIDAE, EUCLICHTHYIDAE, MURAENOLEPIDIDAE, MELANONIDAE, TRACHYRINCIDAE, MORIDAE, MACRURONIDAE, LYCONIDAE, BATHYGADIDAE and STEINDACHNERIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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