Callionymus russelli, Russell’s dragonet, is a species of dragonet native to the Pacific waters off of Papua New Guinea.[1] [2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Callionymus |
| Species: | C. russelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Callionymus russelli C. R. Johnson, 1976
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Etymology edit
The specific name honours Clifford R. Johnson's father, Russell Johnson.[3]
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callionymus russelli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ CLIFFORD RAY JOHNSON, Callionymus russelli, a new species of callionymid fish from Queensland, Australia, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 58, Issue 4, June 1976, Pages 345–351, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb01004.x
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 April 2022). "Order Order Syngnathiformes: Families Dactylopteridae, Pegasidae, Callionymidae, Draconettidae and Mullidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.