Nalbantichthys

Nalbantichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Gymnelinae
Genus: Nalbantichthys
Schultz, 1967
Species:
N. elongatus
Binomial name
Nalbantichthys elongatus
Schultz, 1967

Nalbanichthys is a monospecific genus belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. Its only species is Nalbanichthys elongatus which is found in the southern Bering Sea.[1] The genus name honours the Romanian ichthyologist Theodor Nalbant who sent specimens to Leonard Peter Schultz for him to describe.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nalbantichthys". FishBase. June 2022 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 May 2022). "Order Perciformes Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Zoarcales: Family: Zoarcidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 October 2022.


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