Paraliparis eltanini

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Paraliparis eltanini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Cottoidei
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. eltanini
Binomial name
Paraliparis eltanini
Stein, & Tompkins, 1989

Paraliparis eltanini is a species of snailfish found in the southeast Pacific Ocean. [1] [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the U.S. Navy research vessel Eltanin , from which the holotype specimen and also many other Antarctic fishes were collected. [3]

References

  1. Andriashev, A.P., 1998. A review of recent studies of Southern Ocean Liparidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes). Cybium 22(3): 255-266.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraliparis eltanini". 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.