Physiculus parini

Physiculus parini
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Moridae
Genus:	Physiculus
Species:	P. parini
Binomial name
Physiculus parini Paulin, 1991

Physiculus parini is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 11 cm (4.3 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin (1932–2012), of the Russian Academy of Sciences, because of his contributions to the study of marine fishes of southeastern Pacific Ocean. ^[4]

References

1. Iwamoto, T. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Physiculus parini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155037A115262498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155037A4709219.en. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. 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.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Physiculus parini". FishBase. February 2015 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GADIFORMES (part 1): Families BREGMACEROTIDAE, PHYCIDAE, GAIDROPSARIDAE, LOTIDAE, GADIDAE, RANICIPITIDAE, MERLUCCIIDAE, EUCLICHTHYIDAE, MURAENOLEPIDIDAE, MELANONIDAE, TRACHYRINCIDAE, MORIDAE, MACRURONIDAE, LYCONIDAE, BATHYGADIDAE and STEINDACHNERIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 March 2023.