''Argyripnus hulleyi'', commonly known as Reunion's bristle-mouth fish, is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the genus ''

Argyripnus ''Argyripnus'' is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus in the marine hatchetfish family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as bristle-mouth fishes, but that may also refer to the related bristlemouth family (Gonostomatidae). ''A. iridescens' ...

'' found in

Reunion Reunion may refer to: * Class reunion * Family reunion Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to: Places * Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean * Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, U ...

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of

Percy Alexander Hulley Percy Alexander Hulley (born 23 February 1941) is a South African zoologist and ichthyologist.. He is a research associate at the South African Museum and has described many species of fish including the taillight shark. Biography Hulley comp ...

(b. 1941), the Curator of Fishes, at the Iziko South African Museum.

References

Taxa named by Jean-Claude Quéro Taxa named by Jérôme Spitz Taxa named by Jean-Jacques Vayne Fish described in 2009 Sternoptychidae {{Stomiiformes-stub