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Ematops

Ematops randalli is a species of viviparous brotula found in the Pacific Ocean around Samoa and Vanuatu where it inhabits reef environments. This species grows to a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist John E. Randall of the Bishop Museum who assisted in the collection of the type.

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Ematops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Ematops
Schwarzhans & J. G. Nielsen, 2011
Species:
E. randalli
Binomial name
Ematops randalli
(Cohen & Wourms, 1976)
Synonyms2

Microbrotula randalli Cohen & Wourms, 1976

Ematops randalli is a species of viviparous brotula found in the Pacific Ocean around Samoa and Vanuatu where it inhabits reef environments. This species grows to a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.3 The specific name honours the American ichthyologist John E. Randall of the Bishop Museum who assisted in the collection of the type.4

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References

  1. Maunde, C.; Holleman, W.; Fennessy, S. & Russell, B. (2020). "Ematops randalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T135442422A137454506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135442422A137454506.en. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ematops randalli". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ematops randalli". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 September 2023). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE, DINEMATICHTHYIDAE and PARABROTULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 14.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 March 2024.