Pseudonotoliparis rassi

Pseudonotoliparis rassi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Pseudonotoliparis
Pitruk, 1991
Species: P. rassi
Binomial name
Pseudonotoliparis rassi
Pitruk, 1991

Pseudonotoliparis rassi, the Rass' snailfish, is a species of snailfish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean where it is known from the Boussole Strait in the Kuril Islands. This species has been found at a depth of 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pseudonotoliparis rassi" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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