| Stout rockfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoclinus |
| Species: | A. marilynae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taumakoides marilynae Hardy, 1985 | |
The stout rockfish, Acanthoclinus marilynae, is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand's subtidal zone and in rock pools at low tide. Their length is up to 17 cm.[1] The specific name honours Hardy's wife, Marilyn.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Acanthoclinus marilynae" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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