Biology:Paraliparis lasti

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Paraliparis lasti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. lasti
Binomial name
Paraliparis lasti
Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001

Paraliparis lasti, the rusty snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 18.5 cm (7.3 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Peter R. Last, of the CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research. [3]

References

  1. Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341-406.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Paraliparis lasti" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/perciformes22/. 


Wikidata ☰ Q60260 entry