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Paraliparis eastmani

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Paraliparis eastmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. eastmani
Binomial name
Paraliparis eastmani

Paraliparis eastmani, the thickskin snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 18.3 cm (7.2 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Joseph T. Eastman (b. 1944), of Ohio University, for his “valuable” studies on the natural history, physiology, and origins of Antarctic fishes [3]

References

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  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.). "Paraliparis eastmani". 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.