Psednos struthersi
Psednos struthersi is a species of snailfish found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Psednos struthersi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos |
| Species: | P. struthersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Psednos struthersi Stein, 2012 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).[2]
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. [3]
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.) (2015). "Psednos struthersi" 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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