Mascarenichthys heemstrai

Mascarenichthys heemstrai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Mascarenichthys
Species:
M. heemstrai
Binomial name
Mascarenichthys heemstrai
Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007

Mascarenichthys heemstrai is a ray-finned fish species from the family of Bythitidae in the genus of Mascarenichthys.[1] The scientific name of the species was first published in 2007 by Schwarzhans & Møller, It was named after Phil Heemstra, a notable ichthyologist. [2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mascarenichthys heemstrai". FishBase. December 2022 version.
  2. ^ "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE and DINEMATICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2022-12-14.


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