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Physiculus grinnelli

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Physiculus grinnelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Physiculus
Species:
P. grinnelli
Binomial name
Physiculus grinnelli

Physiculus grinnelli is a bathydemersal fish found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 27.3 cm (10.7 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of lepidopterist Fordyce Grinnell Jr. (1882–1943), who as a former student of David Starr Jordan, visited the Honolulu fish markets daily looking for specimens.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Physiculus grinnelli". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ 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.