Lopholiparis flerxi
| Lopholiparis flerxi | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Lopholiparis J. W. Orr, 2004 |
| Species: | L. flerxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lopholiparis flerxi J. W. Orr, 2004 | |
Lopholiparis flerxi, the hardhead snailfish, is a species of snailfish from the northern Pacific Ocean where a single specimen (the holotype) was collected in June 2000 from near the Aleutian Islands at a depth of 285 metres (935 ft). The length of the fish was 3.3 centimetres (1.3 in) SL. This species is the only member of its genus.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Lopholiparis flerxi" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ↑ Orr, J.W., 2004. Lopholiparis flerxi: a new genus and species of snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Copeia 2004(3):551-555
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