Psednos melanocephalus

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

Last updated May 13, 2025

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

Size

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

References

↑ 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.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos melanocephalus". FishBase . February 2015 version.

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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.

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