Antipodocottus galatheae
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Antipodocottus galatheae, the Galathea sculpin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. This species found on the continental shelf around New Zealand.[1] It has also been recorded off Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
Taxonomy
Antipodocottus galatheae was first formally described in 1952 by the American ichthyologist Rolf Ling Bolin.[3] It is the type species of the genus Antipodocottus.[4]
Etymology
The specific name is taken from the Danish research ship HMDS Galathea from which the holotype was collected.[5]
References
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- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Template:ISBN