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Paraliparis australiensis

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Paraliparis australiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. australiensis
Binomial name
Paraliparis australiensis

Paraliparis australiensis, the Australian snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the south-eastern Indian Ocean.[1]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 16.4 cm (6.5 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341-406.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraliparis australiensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.