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Meganthias carpenteri

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Meganthias carpenteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Meganthias
Species:
M. carpenteri
Binomial name
Meganthias carpenteri
Anderson, 2006

Meganthias carpenteri, the yellowtop jewelfish or Carpenter's yellowtop jewelfish,[2] is a pink and yellow ray-finned fish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean named after Old Dominion University marine biologist Kent E. Carpenter.[3] It is a member of the family Anthiadidae.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Meganthias carpenteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21132559A42691784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21132559A42691784.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Anderson, W.D. Jr. (2006). "Meganthias carpenteri, new species of fish from the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, with a key to eastern Atlantic Anthiinae (Perciformes: Serranidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 119 (3): 404–417. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[404:MCNSOF]2.0.CO;2.
  3. ^ Phyllis Brown, ed. (2007). "New Fish Species Named for Biologist Carpenter". Scire, the Old Dominion University College of Sciences Newsletter. Old Dominion University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Meganthias carpenteri". FishBase. December 2019 version.