Rusichthys Explained

Rusichthys is a genus of ray-finned fishes, classified under the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae, from the western Indian Ocean. The generic name is a compound of the acronym RUSI which stands for Rhodes University Smith Institute and thus honours the South African ichthyologist James Leonard Brierley Smith^[1]

Species

The following species are classified in the genus Rusichthys:

• Rusichthys explicitus Winterbottom, 1996
• Rusichthys plesiomorphus Winterbottom, 1979

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE . 18 October 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 30 April 2018.