Myopsaron nelsoni

Myopsaron nelsoni
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Myopsaron
Shibukawa, 2010
Species: M. nelsoni
Binomial name
Myopsaron nelsoni
Shibukawa, 2010

Myopsaron nelsoni, is a species of sandburrower only known from around the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, where it has been collected at depths of from 51 to 99 metres (167 to 325 ft) over flat, sandy bottoms. This species grows to a length of 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Myopsaron nelsoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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