Biology:Lopholiparis flerxi

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Lopholiparis flerxi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Lopholiparis

J. W. Orr, 2004
Species:
L. flerxi
Binomial name
Lopholiparis flerxi
J. W. Orr, 2004

Lopholiparis flerxi, the hardhead snailfish, is a species of snailfish from the northern Pacific Ocean where a single specimen (the holotype) was collected in June 2000 from near the Aleutian Islands at a depth of 285 metres (935 ft). The length of the fish was 3.3 centimetres (1.3 in) SL. This species is the only member of its genus.[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Lopholiparis flerxi" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. Orr, J.W., 2004. Lopholiparis flerxi: a new genus and species of snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Copeia 2004(3):551-555

Wikidata ☰ Q2715995 entry