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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos |
| Species: | P. steini |
| Binomial name | |
| Psednos steini Chernova, 2001 | |
Psednos steini, also known as Stein's dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in).
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist David L. Stein, of Oregon State University.
References
- Chernova, N., 2001. A review of the genus Psednos (Pisces, Liparidae) with description of ten new species from the north Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 155(10):477-507.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos steini". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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