Zappa confluentus explained

Zappa confluentus, the New Guinea slender mudskipper, is a mudskipper endemic to New Guinea, where it is only known from the lower parts of the Fly, Ramu and Bintuni Rivers. It is found on mudflats adjacent to turbid rivers. This species can reach a length of 4.4cm (01.7inches) SL.

Etymology

Zappa was named after musician Frank Zappa "for his articulate and sagacious defense of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution".^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)

Notes and References

1. News: My true love gave to me … a bat species!. https://web.archive.org/web/20081211001103/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/09/tech/main4657330.shtml . dead . December 11, 2008 . . December 9, 2008 .
2. Murdy. E. O.. A taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the oxudercine gobies (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 1989. 11. 1–93. 10.3853/j.0812-7387.11.1989.93. free.