Synchiropus kamoharai
| Synchiropus kamoharai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Synchiropus |
| Species: | S. kamoharai
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| Binomial name | |
| Synchiropus kamoharai (Nakabo, 1983)
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Synchiropus kamoharai is a species of fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets.
Etymology[edit]
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Toshiji Kamohara (1901–1972), of the Kochi University, who was the first to find and record this species.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families DACTYLOPTERIDAE, PEGASIDAE, CALLIONYMIDAE, DRACONETTIDAE and MULLIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2023.