Physiculus beckeri explained

Physiculus beckeri is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the western Indian Ocean.^[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Vladimir Eduardovich Becker (1925–1995), of the Institute of Oceanology in Moscow.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.
2. Web site: Order GADIFORMES (part 1): Families BREGMACEROTIDAE, PHYCIDAE, GAIDROPSARIDAE, LOTIDAE, GADIDAE, RANICIPITIDAE, MERLUCCIIDAE, EUCLICHTHYIDAE, MURAENOLEPIDIDAE, MELANONIDAE, TRACHYRINCIDAE, MORIDAE, MACRURONIDAE, LYCONIDAE, BATHYGADIDAE and STEINDACHNERIIDAE . 21 March 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.