Biology:Dolichopteryx parini

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Dolichopteryx parini
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Opisthoproctidae
Genus: Dolichopteryx
Species:
D. parini
Binomial name
Dolichopteryx parini
Kobyliansky & Fedorov, 2001

Dolichopteryx parini, the winged spookfish, is a species of fish found in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 21.7 cm (8.5 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin (1932-2012), of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[3]

References

  1. Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg and L.K. Thorsteinson, 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. xxxvii +1037 p.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Dolichopteryx parini" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "Order AULOPIFORMES (Lizardfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/aulopiformes/. 


Wikidata ☰ Q2148120 entry