Psednos melanocephalus
Psednos melanocephalus is a species of snailfish found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.[1]
| Psednos melanocephalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos |
| Species: | P. melanocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psednos melanocephalus Chernova & Stein, 2002 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).[2]
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 melanocephalus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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