Paraliparis tangaroa
| Paraliparis tangaroa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Paraliparis |
| Species: | P. tangaroa
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraliparis tangaroa Stein, 2012
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Paraliparis tangaroa is a species of snailfish found in the Southern Ocean. [1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 13.3 cm (5.2 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named after the Maori god of the sea, Tangaroa, who os responsible for all the sea creatures. [3]
References
- ^ Stein, D.L. (2012): Snailfishes (Family Liparidae) of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, and Closely Adjacent Waters. Zootaxa, 3285: 1–120.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraliparis tangaroa". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.