Psednos nataliae
| Psednos nataliae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos |
| Species: | P. nataliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Psednos nataliae Stein, & Andriyashev, 2001
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Psednos nataliae is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 9.9 cm (3.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Natalia V. Chernova, of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, for her contributions to the knowledge of Arctic fishes including snailfishes.[3]
References
- ^ Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341–406.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos nataliae". 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.