Physiculus sazonovi explained

Physiculus sazonovi is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.9cm (04.3inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Yuri I. Sazonov (1950–2002), the curator of ichthyology, at the Zoological Museum, at the Moscow State University, who established that this species is distinct from other Physiculus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Paulin, K.D., 1991. Two new species of the genus Physiculus (Moridae) from seamounts of the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 31(5):1–5.
2. Web site: Order GADIFORMES (part 1): Families BREGMACEROTIDAE, PHYCIDAE, GAIDROPSARIDAE, LOTIDAE, GADIDAE, RANICIPITIDAE, MERLUCCIIDAE, EUCLICHTHYIDAE, MURAENOLEPIDIDAE, MELANONIDAE, TRACHYRINCIDAE, MORIDAE, MACRURONIDAE, LYCONIDAE, BATHYGADIDAE and STEINDACHNERIIDAE . 21 March 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.