Aetheliparis rossi
Aetheliparis rossi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Liparidae |
Genus: | Aetheliparis |
Species: | A. rossi
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Binomial name | |
Aetheliparis rossi ( & , 2004)
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Aetheliparis rossi is a species of snailfish only known from the mesopelagic zone in the North Atlantic off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.[1] This species is found at depths of from 500 to 674 metres (1,640 to 2,211 ft).[2]
Description[]
It is an orange-pink fish around 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) SL with a very large mouth with a vertical opening. It has a straight spine.
References[]
- Chernova, Natalia V.; Stein, David L. (2004). "A remarkable new species of Psednos (Teleostei: Liparidae) from the western North Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Fishery Bulletin. 102 (2): 245–250.
- ^ Stein, D.L. (2012): A Review of the Snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, Including Descriptions of a New Genus and Sixteen New Species. Zootaxa, 3588: 1–54.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Psednos rossi" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Categories:
- Liparidae
- Fish described in 2004
- Scorpaeniformes stubs