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Psednos melanocephalus

Fish

Psednos melanocephalus is a species of snailfish in the family Liparidae, found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of about 4.8 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 melanocephalus 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 melanocephalus

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source FishBase: Psednos melanocephalus summary

In Ecosystem

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

Found In

The Atlantic Ocean

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Psednos melanocephalus (Wikipedia)Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
Psednos melanocephalus is a species of snailfish found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean.
Sources
1. Psednos melanocephalus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
Psednos melanocephalus is a species of snailfish found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean.
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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 melanocephalus
Wikipedia
4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Psednos melanocephalus
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 melanocephalus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Scorpaeniformes, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Scorpaeniformes, Taxon record
"order": "Scorpaeniformes"
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FishBase: Psednos melanocephalus summary
FishBase
  • In Biome: Marine, Environment
    Marine; bathydemersal
  • In Ecosystem: Deep Sea, Environment deep
    Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 3172 m
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