Psednos struthersi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Psednos |
Species: | P. struthersi |
Binomial name | |
Psednos struthersi Stein, 2012 |
Psednos struthersi is a species of snailfish found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.
Size
This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Carl D. Struthers, the Research & Technical Officer, at Fishes National Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa.
References
- Stein, D.L., 2012. A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos struthersi". 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Psednos struthersi |
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