''Physiculus bertelseni'' is a species of
bathydemersal fish found in the western Indian Ocean.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Danish ichthyologist
Erik Bertelsen
Erik Bertelsen (8 August 1912 – 18 March 1993) was a Danish ichthyologist, who specialised in deep sea fish. The fish, '' Diaphus bertelseni'' is named in his honour.
He studied biology at the University of Copenhagen (1930 -) and in 1937 start ...
(1912–1993).
References
bertelseni
Taxa named by Yuri Nikolaevich Shcherbachev
Fish described in 1993
Fish of the Indian Ocean
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