Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cottales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Cottoidei
Infraordo: Cottales

Familia: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species: Paraliparis macrocephalus

Name

  • Paraliparis macrocephalus Chernova & Eastman, 2001

Holotype: USNM 361866.

Type locality: Antarctic Ocean, Ross Sea, Drygalski Trough, 75°03'60.0"-75°04'49.9"S, 165°12'30.0"-165°10'16.0"E, depth 1181-1191 meters.

Etymology: From Greek makros (= long), and kephale (= head), to denote the long head of the holotype.

References

  • Chernova, N. V. & Eastman, J. T.; 2001: Two new species of snailfish genus Paraliparis (Pisces, Liparidae) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Journal of Fish Biology, 59: 92–104.
  • Stein, D. L.; 2012: Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
  • Paraliparis macrocephalus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
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