Paraliparis dewitti
| Paraliparis dewitti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Paraliparis |
| Species: | P. dewitti |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraliparis dewitti Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 | |
Paraliparis dewitti, the brown ribbed snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 19.2 cm (7.6 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist-oceanographer Hugh H. DeWitt (1933-1995), of the University of Maine. [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.). "Paraliparis dewitti". 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.