Psednos nataliae is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.[1]
Psednos nataliae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Psednos |
Species: | P. nataliae
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Binomial name | |
Psednos nataliae Stein, & Andriyashev, 2001
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Size edit
This species reaches a length of 9.9 cm (3.9 in).[2]
Etymology edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.) (2015). "Psednos nataliae" 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.