Psednos is a genus of snailfishes found in all the world's oceans.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Psednos Barnard, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Psednos micrurus Barnard, 1927[1]
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Species edit
There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Psednos andriashevi Chernova, 2001 (Andriashev's dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos anoderkes Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos argyrogaster Stein, 2012[3]
- Psednos balushkini Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 (Palemouth snailfish)
- Psednos barnardi Chernova, 2001 (Blackchin dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos carolinae Stein, 2005
- Psednos cathetostomus Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos chathami Stein, 2012[3]
- Psednos christinae Andriashev, 1992 (European dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos cryptocaeca Stein, 2012[3]
- Psednos delawarei Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos dentatus Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos gelatinosus Chernova, 2001 (Gelatinous dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos griseus Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos groenlandicus Chernova, 2001 (Greenland dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos harteli Chernova, 2001 (Hartel's dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos islandicus Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos longiventris Stein, 2012[3]
- Psednos melanocephalus Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos mexicanus Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos microps Chernova, 2001 (Smalleye dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos microstomus Stein, 2012[3]
- Psednos micruroides Chernova, 2001 (Multipore dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos micrurus Barnard, 1927 (Barnard's dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos mirabilis Chernova, 2001 (Marvelous dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos nataliae Stein & Andriyashev, 2001 (Darkgill snailfish)
- Psednos nemnezi Stein, 2012[3]§
- Psednos pallidus Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos platyoperculosus Stein, 2012[3]
- Psednos sargassicus Chernova, 2001 (Sargasso dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos spirohira Chernova & Stein, 2002
- Psednos steini Chernova, 2001 (Stein's dwarf snailfish)
- Psednos struthersi Stein, 2012[3]
- Psednos whitleyi Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 (Bigcheek snailfish)
References edit
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Liparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Psednos in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
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