Mccoskerichthys sandae

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Mccoskerichthys sandae

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Chaenopsidae
Genus: Mccoskerichthys
Species:
M. sandae
Binomial name
Mccoskerichthys sandae

Mccoskerichthys sandae, the tufted blenny, is a species of

zoologist John E. McCosker, who discovered this blenny and who assisted in the collection of the type and the specific name honours his then wife, Sandra.[3]

References

  • Rosenblatt, R. H. and J. S. Jr. Stephens 1978 (15 May) Mccoskerichthys sandae, a new and unusual chaenopsid blenny from the Pacific coast of Panama and Costa Rica. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 293: 1-22.
  1. . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Mccoskerichthys sandae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (10 November 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families CLINIDAE, LABRISOMIDAE and CHAENOPSIDAE". ETYFish Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 April 2019.