Dolichopteryx andriashevi explained

Dolichopteryx andriashevi is a species of fish endemic to in the Philippine Sea.^[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 6.3cm (02.5inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in memory of the Russian ichthyologist Anatolii Petrovich Andriashev (1910–2009), who made a huge contribution to the study of fishes of the world's oceans.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Parin . N. V. . Belyanina . T. N. . Evseenko . S. A. . Materials to the revision of the genus Dolichopteryx and closely related taxa (Ioichthys, Bathylychnops) with the separation of a new genus Dolichopteroides and description of three new species (Fam. Opisthoproctidae) . Journal of Ichthyology . 2009 . 49 . 10 . 839–851 . 10.1134/S0032945209100014.
2. Web site: Order AULOPIFORMES (Lizardfishes) . 15 March 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.