Physiculus maslowskii

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Physiculus maslowskii

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

Physiculus maslowskii is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 16.9 cm (6.7 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in memory of Alexandr Davidovich Maslovskiy (1897-1969), how was Trunov's first teacher, and an associate professor in the Department of Hydrobiology, Khar’kov State University.[4]

References

  1. . Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Trunov, I.A., 1991. Fishes of the family Moridae from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (genera Mora Risso and Physiculus Kaup). J. Ichthyol. 31(6):110-116.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Physiculus maslowskii" in 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.