Paraliparis camilarus is a species of snailfish found in the northwest of Mawson Bank. [1]

Paraliparis camilarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Paraliparis
Species:
P. camilarus
Binomial name
Paraliparis camilarus
Stein, 2012

Size edit

This species reaches a length of 28.2 cm (11.1 in).[2]

Etymology edit

The fish is named in honor of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Resources, CCAMLR, under whose auspices and guidance made the collection of this species possible. [3]


References edit

  1. ^ Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Paraliparis camilarus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2023.