Menziesichthys bacescui

Menziesichthys bacescui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Menziesichthys
Species:
M. bacescui
Binomial name
Menziesichthys bacescui
Nalbant & R. F. Mayer, 1971

Menziesichthys bacescui is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. This species is found in the Peru–Chile Trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]

  • Photo of M. bacescui from the side. It's brown, and has a big head and a long tail. This one has definitely seen better days.
    Holotype of M. bacescui, lateral view
  • Drawing of how the former would have looked when still alive. It's got fins, and its eyes are still in place.
    Restoration of the holotype, lateral view

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Menziesichthys bacescui". FishBase. February 2023 version.


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