Paraliparis eltanini explained

Paraliparis eltanini is a species of snailfish found in the southeast Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the U.S. Navy research vessel Eltanin, from which the holotype specimen and also many other Antarctic fishes were collected.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Andriashev, A.P., 1998. A review of recent studies of Southern Ocean Liparidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes). Cybium 22(3): 255-266.
2. Web site: Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE . 27 March 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.