Mascarenichthys heemstrai
| Mascarenichthys heemstrai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Mascarenichthys |
| Species: | M. heemstrai
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| Binomial name | |
| Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
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Mascarenichthys heemstrai is a ray-finned fish species from the family of Bythitidae in the genus of Mascarenichthys. The scientific name of the species was first published in 2007 by Schwarzhans & Møller, It was named after Phil Heemstra, a notable ichthyologist.