Ogilbia Suarezae
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''Ogilbia suarezae'' is a species of fish of the genus ''
Ogilbia ''Ogilbia'' is a genus of viviparous brotulas. The generic name honours the Australian naturalist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925), for his contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of Australia. Species There are currently 18 recognized spec ...
'' found in the shallows of the
Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
. It is yellowish in color and is livebearing.


Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

It was named in honor of Susan Suarez, a professor at
Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
, in recognition of her careful study of the reproductive biology of the related fish ''
Ogilbia cayorum ''Ogilbia'' is a genus of viviparous brotulas. The generic name honours the Australian naturalist James Douglas Ogilby (1853-1925), for his contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of Australia. Species There are currently 18 recognized spec ...
''.


References

* Ogilbia suarezae Moller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2005, Aqua 10(4):194


External links


The Ithaca Journal


Bythitidae Fish described in 2005 {{Bythitidae-stub