Biology:Psednos nataliae

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Psednos nataliae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Psednos
Species:
P. nataliae
Binomial name
Psednos nataliae
Stein, & Andriyashev, 2001

Psednos nataliae is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.9 cm (3.9 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Natalia V. Chernova, of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, for her contributions to the knowledge of Arctic fishes including snailfishes.[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). "Psednos nataliae" 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 ☰ Q81416 entry