Paraliparis pearcyi
Appearance
Paraliparis pearcyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Paraliparis |
Species: | P. pearcyi
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Binomial name | |
Paraliparis pearcyi Stein, 2012
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Paraliparis pearcyi is a species of snailfish found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.[1]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 11.7 cm (4.6 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of oceanographer William G. Pearcy, of Oregon State University.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraliparis pearcyi". 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.