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Psednos microps

Fish

Psednos microps, the smalleye dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish in the family Liparidae, described by Natalia Chernova in 2001. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and reaches a length of only about 1.8 centimeters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Psednos microps 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scorpaeniformes, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Psednos microps

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source FishBase: Psednos microps summary

In Ecosystem

Deep Sea, Ecosystems
Source FishBase: Psednos microps summary
In the Other Atlases

Found In

The Indian Ocean

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Psednos microps (Wikipedia)Distribution: Indian Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Indian Ocean
Psednos microps, the smalleye dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the western Indian Ocean.
Sources
1. Psednos microps (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Quote, System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
It is found in the western Indian Ocean and reaches a length of only about 1.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Scorpaeniformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 93
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 93
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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3. Wikipedia: Psednos microps
Wikipedia
4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Psednos microps
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Psednos microps
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Scorpaeniformes, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Scorpaeniformes, Taxon record
"order": "Scorpaeniformes"
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FishBase: Psednos microps summary
FishBase
  • In Biome: Marine, Environment
    Marine; bathypelagic
  • In Ecosystem: Deep Sea, Environment
    Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 275 - 2275 m
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