Meiacanthus kamoharai explained

Meiacanthus kamoharai is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean, around southern Japan. This species grows to a length of 6cm (02inches) TL.

Etymology

The specific name honours the Japanese ichthyologist Toshiji Kamohara (1901–1972) of Kochi University.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . 1 April 2019 . 26 October 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.

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