Callionymus bleekeri, Bleeker's deepwater dragonet, is a species of dragonet endemic to the Pacific Ocean waters around Indonesia.[1] The specific name honours the Dutch ichthyologist and surgeon Pieter Bleeker (1819–1878).[2]

Callionymus bleekeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Callionymus
Species:
C. bleekeri
Binomial name
Callionymus bleekeri
R. Fricke, 1983

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callionymus bleekeri". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. B". Hans.G.Hansson. Retrieved 22 April 2018.