Psednos steini
| Psednos steini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos |
| Species: | P. steini |
| Binomial name | |
| Psednos steini Chernova, 2001 | |
Psednos steini, also known as Stein's dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the south-western Pacific Ocean. [1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist David L. Stein, of Oregon State University. [3]
References
- ^ Chernova, N., 2001. A review of the genus Psednos (Pisces, Liparidae) with description of ten new species from the north Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 155(10):477-507.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos steini". 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.