Tosanoides bennetti explained

Tosanoides bennetti is a species of reef fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is known only from the Coral Sea[1] and can be found in depths of 141–150 meters.[2] [3]

Etymology

The fish is named honour of Timothy Bennett (b. 1960), an Australian diver and a fish collector for the marine aquarium trade, who captured the type specimen with a handnet.[4]

Description

Tosanoides bennetti reaches a standard length of 4.9 cm.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Tosanoides bennetti . 2022-07-19 . biodiversity.org.au . en.
  2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tosanoides bennetti Allen & Walsh, 2019. www.marinespecies.org. en. 2018-10-18.
  3. Web site: Coral Sea's deep-water reef secrets revealed as pandemic sees research ship redeployed. Michael . Slezak . ABC . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 18 June 2020 . 18 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Family SERRANIDAE (part 1) . 29 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.
  5. Bray, D.J. 2019, Tosanoides bennetti in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Mar 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5486

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