Psednos steini
Psednos steini, Stein's dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. [1]
| Psednos steini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos |
| Species: | P. steini |
| Binomial name | |
| Psednos steini Chernova, 2001 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist David L. Stein, of Oregon State University. [3]
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.) (2015). "Psednos steini" 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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