Biology:Tadpole snailfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Tadpole snailfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Nectoliparis C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912[1] |
| Species: | N. pelagicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nectoliparis pelagicus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912
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The tadpole snailfish (Nectoliparis pelagicus) is a species of snailfish native to the north Pacific Ocean where it can be found at depths down to 3,383 metres (11,099 ft) (though more commonly down to 238 metres (781 ft)). This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the monospecific genus Nectoliparis.[2]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Liparidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Liparidae.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Nectoliparis pelagicus" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3023502 entry
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