| Physiculus parini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Physiculus |
| Species: | P. parini
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| Binomial name | |
| Physiculus parini Paulin, 1991
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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
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Physiculus parini". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.