Psednos nataliae

Psednos nataliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Psednos
Species:
P. nataliae
Binomial name
Psednos nataliae

Psednos nataliae is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.9 cm (3.9 in).

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos nataliae". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ↑ 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.