Psednos delawarei
Psednos delawarei is a species of snailfish found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Psednos delawarei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos |
| Species: | P. delawarei |
| Binomial name | |
| Psednos delawarei Chernova & Stein, 2002 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.5 cm (1.4 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named for the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) ship Delaware II, from which the holotype specimen was collected. [3]
References
- Chernova, N.V. and D.L. Stein, 2002. Ten new species of Psednos (Pisces, Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Copeia 2002(3):755-778.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Psednos delawarei" in 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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