Sand dragonet
| Sand dragonet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. marleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus marleyi Regan, 1919
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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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus marleyi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. M". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 24 April 2018.