Biology:Elassodiscus tremebundus
| Elassodiscus tremebundus | |
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(not evaluated)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Elassodiscus |
| Species: | E. tremebundus
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| Binomial name | |
| Elassodiscus tremebundus Gilbert and Burke, 1912
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Elassodiscus tremebundus, also known as the Dimdisc snailfish, is a species of snailfish which is found in the Pacific Ocean, specifically in the Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Aleutian Islands, eastern coast of Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, and Hokkaido, Japan.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus name Elassodiscus was first described by Gilbert & Burke in 1912, the species E. tremebundus being described in the same year. The genus name comes from the Greek words 'elasson' (έλασσον) meaning 'smaller' and diskos (δίσκος) meaning 'disc'.[1] This may be in reference to a smaller adhesive disc (a common characteristic in many snailfish species aside from those in the genera Paraliparis and Nectoliparis) than other genera of snailfish[citation needed]. The etymology of the species name tremebundus is unclear/not well documented.
Description
Elassodiscus tremebundus is a comparatively medium-sized species of snailfish. It makes its home in bathydemersal depths of up to 1800 m (5905.5 ft) and reaches lengths of up to 34.4 cm (13.5 in) (recorded).[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q304617 entry
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