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Psednos melanocephalus

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Psednos melanocephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Psednos
Species:
P. melanocephalus
Binomial name
Psednos melanocephalus
Chernova & Stein, 2002

Psednos melanocephalus is a species of snailfish found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chernova, N.V. and D.L. Stein, 2002. Ten new species of Psednos (Pisces, Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Copeia 2002(3):755-778.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos melanocephalus". FishBase. February 2015 version.