Pseudanthias cooperi explained

Pseudanthias cooperi, the red-bar anthias is a Pseudanthias fish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 14 cm in length.

Etymology

The identity of the person honoured in the specific name is not specified in Regan's account but it is thought to be Clive Forster Cooper (1880-1947), who was a member of the expedition on which the type was collected in the Maldives.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: J. Stanley Gardiner . 1902 . The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes : being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900 . On the Fishes of the Maldive Islands I Freshwater II Dredged . Charles Tate Regan . 1 part 3 . 272–281 . Cambridge University Press .