Lopholiparis flerxi

Lopholiparis flerxi, the hardhead snailfish, is a species of snailfish from the northern Pacific Ocean where a single specimen (the holotype) was collected in June 2000 from near the Aleutian Islands at a depth of 285 metres (935 ft). The length of the fish was 3.3 centimetres (1.3 in) SL. This species is the only member of its genus.[1][2]

Lopholiparis flerxi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Lopholiparis

J. W. Orr, 2004
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L. flerxi
Binomial name
Lopholiparis flerxi
J. W. Orr, 2004

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Lopholiparis flerxi" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. Orr, J.W., 2004. Lopholiparis flerxi: a new genus and species of snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Copeia 2004(3):551-555


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