Stein's dwarf snailfish articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Diagnostic Description

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Coronal pore present, temporal pores 1+1, pectoral fin with 1 notch ray, eye not less than 20% HL, gill slit equal to eye and vertical, its dorsal end level with pupil; color tan (Ref. 42989).

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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 36; Analsoft rays: 28; Vertebrae: 43

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Psednos steini

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Psednos steini, Stein's dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. ^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in).^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist David L. Stein, of Oregon State University. ^[3]

References

^ 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.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Psednos steini" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
^ 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 steini: Brief Summary