Aetheliparis rossi explained

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 500mto674mm (1,600feetto2,211feetm).

Taxonomy

Aetheliparis rossi was first formally described as Psednos rossi in 2004 by Natalia Vladimirovna Chernova and David Leslie Stein with its type locality given as off Cape Hatteras in the western North Atlantic. In 2012 Stein described a new species from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, very similar to P. rossi, and he classified both species in the new genus Aetheliparis with P. rossi designated as its type species.^[1] The specific name honors Steve W. Ross of the University of North Carolina Center for Marine Science, who notified Chernova and Stein of the collection of this snailfish and provided the with specimens for study.^[2]

Description

Aetheliparis rossi is an orange-pink fish around 3.7cm (01.5inches) SL with a very large mouth with a vertical opening. It has a straight spine.^[1]

References

• Chernova . Natalia V. . Stein . David L. . A remarkable new species of Psednos (Teleostei: Liparidae) from the western North Atlantic Ocean . . 102 . 2 . 245–250 . 2004 .

Notes and References

1. 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. 10.11646/zootaxa.3588.1.1 .
2. Web site: Order Perciformes (part 22): Suborder Cottoidei: Infraorder Cottales: Family Liparidae . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . 4 October 2022 . 16 March 2023 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.