Aetheliparis rossi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Aetheliparis |
| Species: | A. rossi
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| Aetheliparis rossi | |
Aetheliparis rossi is a species of snailfish only known from the mesopelagic zone in the North Atlantic off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.[1] This species is found at depths of from 500 to 674 metres (1,640 to 2,211 ft).[2]
Description
It is an orange-pink fish around 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) SL with a very large mouth with a vertical opening. It has a straight spine.
References
- Chernova, Natalia V.; Stein, David L. (2004). "A remarkable new species of Psednos (Teleostei: Liparidae) from the western North Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Fishery Bulletin. 102 (2): 245–250.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psednos rossi". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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