Pseudoliparis (fish)

Pseudoliparis is a genus of snailfishes native to very deep water in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Pseudoliparis
Pseudoliparis swirei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Pseudoliparis
Andriashev, 1955

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudoliparis in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. Gerringer, M.E.; T.D. Linley; P.H. Yancey; A.J. Jamieson; E. Goetze; J.C. Drazen (2017). "Pseudoliparis swirei sp. nov.: A newly-discovered hadal snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Mariana Trench". Zootaxa. 4358 (1): 161–177. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4358.1.7. PMID 29245485.
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