Antipodocottus galatheae explained

Antipodocottus galatheae, the Galathea sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species found on the continental shelf around New Zealand. It has also been recorded off Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.

Taxonomy

Antipodocottus galatheae was first formally described in 1952 by the American ichthyologist Rolf Ling Bolin. It is the type species of the genus Antipodocottus. The specific name is taken from the Danish research ship HMDS Galathea from which the holotype was collected.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order Perciformes: Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Cottales: Family Cottidae (Sculpins) . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . 22 October 2022 . 10 January 2023 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.