Goodlad's stinkfish
| Goodlad's stinkfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. goodladi |
| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus goodladi (Whitley, 1944) | |
Callionymus goodladi, Goodlad's stinkfish, is a species of dragonet native to the waters off of northwestern Australia. This bottom-dwelling species is also found in the aquarium trade. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL.[1]
Discovered in Western Australia by Matt Goodlad, who was a Shetland Islander who migrated to Western Australia in the 1920s with his brother James. They both worked for the govt fisheries dept at some stage as inspectors.
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References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Callionymus goodladi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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