Tyson belos

Tyson belos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Xenisthmidae
Genus: Tyson
Springer, 1983
Species: T. belos
Binomial name
Tyson belos
Springer, 1983

Tyson belos (Tyson's wriggler or arrow wriggler) is a species of fish in the monotypic genus Tyson of the Xenisthmidae (wriggler) family. Tyson’s wriggler was discovered in 1983. It moves by wriggling, like other wrigglers.[1] The genus is named for American ichthyologist Tyson R. Roberts; the specific epithet belos is Greek for "arrow".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Springer, V. G. (1983). "Tyson belos, New Genus and Species of Western Pacific Fish (Gobiidae, Xenisthminae) : With Discussions of Gobioid Osteology and Classification" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (Smithsonian Institution Press) 390: 1–40. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.390. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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