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Dolichopteryx trunovi

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Dolichopteryx trunovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Dolichopteryx
Species:
D. trunovi
Binomial name
Dolichopteryx trunovi
Parin, 2005

Dolichopteryx trunovi, the tailspot barracudina, is a species of fish found in the oceans of the Southern hemisphere.[1]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 14.3 cm (5.6 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Ivan Andreevich Trunov (1936-2005), of the Atlantic Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dolichopteryx trunovi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ 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.