Psednos platyoperculosus

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: Psednos
Species: Psednos platyoperculosus

Name

Psednos platyoperculosus Stein, 2012

• ZooBank: [1]
• Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.031315.

Type locality: 42°44.32'S, 177°25.98'W [2], Chatham Rise, 1141–1163 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet platyoperculosus from the Greek platy (= broad), and Latin operculum (= cover), referring to the unusually wide opercle of this species.

Primary references

• Stein, D.L. 2012. A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588: 1–54. Preview Reference page.