Paraliparis mentikoilon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cottales

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Cottoidei Infraordo: Cottales

Familia: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species: Paraliparis mentikoilon

Name

• Paraliparis mentikoilon Stein, 2012

Holotype: NMNZ P.043721.

Type locality: Northwest edge of Maweson Bank, 71°52.37'S, 174°04.29'E, depth 1954-1990 meters.

Etymology: From the Latin mentos (= chin), and Greek koilon (= cavity or hollow), to denote the chin pore pair in a pit.

References

• Stein, D.L. 2012: Snailfishes (family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and closely adjacent waters. Zootaxa 3285: 1–120. Preview PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Paraliparis mentikoilon in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.