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Andriashev'S Dwarf Snailfish

Psednos andriashevi Chernova 2001

Diagnostic Description

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No coronal pore, 7 preoperculo-mandibular pores. Head large (27% SL), and very compressed (40% HL); gill slit large (1.3 eye diameter), opercular flap long, wing-like, reaching behind midpectoral length and level with pupil. Pectoral fin short (45% HL), with two notch rays.
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 42; Vertebrae: 47
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Biology

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Known only from the holotype collected from midwater (Ref. 42989). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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Psednos andriashevi

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Psednos andriashevi, Andriashev's dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean just west of Ireland.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Russian ichthyologist Anatoly Petrovich Andriashev (1910-2009). [3]

References

  1. ^ Chernova, N., 2001. A review of the genus Psednos (Pisces, Liparidae) with description of ten new species from the north Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 155(10):477-507.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Psednos andriashevi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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Psednos andriashevi: Brief Summary

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Psednos andriashevi, Andriashev's dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean just west of Ireland.

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