''Tosanoides bennetti'' is a species of

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in the

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. It is known only from the

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and can be found in depths of 141–150 meters.

Etymology

The fish is named honour of Timothy Bennett (b. 1960), an Australian diver and a fish collector for the marine aquarium trade, who captured the type specimen with a handnet.

Description

''Tosanoides bennetti'' reaches a

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of 4.9 cm.Bray, D.J. 2019, Tosanoides bennetti in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Mar 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5486

References

bennetti Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen Taxa named by Fenton Walsh Fish described in 2019 Fish of Australia Fish of the Pacific Ocean {{Anthiadidae-stub