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Propherallodus briggsi

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Propherallodus briggsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Propherallodus
Species:
P. briggsi
Binomial name
Propherallodus briggsi
Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983

Propherallodus briggsi is a species of clingfish native to the coasts of Japan. This species grows to a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL.[1] This species is a member of the genus Propherallodus, as described by Masaru Shiogaki and Yoshie Dotsu in 1983 with a type locality of Meshima Island, Japan.[2] Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist John "Jack" C. Briggs (1920–2018).[3]

See also

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  • Fujiwara, K., and H. Motomura (2019). A new species, Propherallodus longipterus, from the Philippines and redescription of P. briggsi Shiogaki and Dotsu 1983 (Gobiesocidae: Diplocrepinae). Ichthyological Research 66(1): 35–48. doi:10.1007/s10228-018-0645-4

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Propherallodus briggsi". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Propherallodus briggsi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (7 February 2019). "Order GOBIESOCIFORMES (Clingfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 June 2019.