Phallostethus dunckeri explained

Phallostethus dunckeri is a species of fish in the family Phallostethidae. It is endemic to Malaysia.

Environment

Phallostethus dunckeri is recorded to be found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical climate.

Distribution

Phallostethus dunckeri is native to the areas of Asia and Malaysia.

Biology

The eggs of Phallostethus dunckeri are fertilised internally and then after laying they are attached to the substrate by adhesive filaments.^[1]

Taxonomy and naming

Phallostethus dunckeri is the type species of the genus Phallostethus. It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1913 with a type locality of the Muar River, Johor in Malaysia. Regan honoured the German ichthyologist Georg Duncker (1870–1953) of the Zoologisches Museum Hamburg, Duncker initially wrote about this species in 1904 but he was too busy to write a description so he passed some of his specimens on to Regan for him to describe.^[2]

References

• Web site: Phallostethus dunckeri 精器魚. Animal Diversity Web. 27 September 2013.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phallostethus dunckeri. Encyclopedia Of Life. 27 September 2013.
2. Web site: Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families BEDOTIIDAE, MELANOTAENIIDAE, PSEUDOMUGILIDAE, TELMATHERINIDAE, ISONIDAE, DENTATHERINIDAE and PHALLOSTETHIDAE . 14 July 2019 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 14 March 2019.