Biology:Paraliparis pearcyi

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Paraliparis pearcyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. pearcyi
Binomial name
Paraliparis pearcyi
Stein, 2012

Paraliparis pearcyi is a species of snailfish found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 11.7 cm (4.6 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of oceanographer William G. Pearcy, of Oregon State University.[3]


References

  1. Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Paraliparis pearcyi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/perciformes22/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5645238 entry