Goodlad's stinkfish (''Callionymus goodladi'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
dragonet
Dragonets are small, percomorph, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek ''kallis'', "beautiful" and ', "name") found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific. They are benthic organisms, spending most ...
native to the waters off of northwestern
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. This bottom-dwelling species is also found in the
aquarium
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trade. This species grows to a length of
TL.
Discovered in Western Australia by Matt Goodlad, who was a
Shetlander who migrated to Western Australia in the 1920s with his brother James. They both worked for the government fisheries dept at some stage as inspectors.
References
External links
Superintendent Mathew Goodlad with his boat in Broome Western Australia
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Fish described in 1944
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