Psednos platyoperculosus
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Taxonavigation: Cottales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Liparidae
Genus: Psednos
Species: Psednos platyoperculosus
Name[edit]
Psednos platyoperculosus Stein, 2012
Type locality: 42°44.32'S, 177°25.98'W [2], Chatham Rise, 1141–1163 m depth.
Etymology: The specific epithet platyoperculosus from the Greek platy (= broad), and Latin operculum (= cover), referring to the unusually wide opercle of this species.
Primary references[edit]
- 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. Preview Reference page.