Notoliparis
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| Notoliparis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Liparidae |
| Genus: | Notoliparis Andriashev, 1975 |
| Type species | |
| Notoliparis kurchatovi Andriashev, 1975[1] | |
Notoliparis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. These fishes are found in deep Oceanic trenches in the South Atlantic South Pacific and Southern Oceans.
Notoliparis was first proposed as a genus in 1975 by the Soviet ichthyologist Anatoly Petrovich Andriyashev when he described Notoliparis kurchatovi from off the South Orkney Islands which he also designated as the type species of the new genus.[1][2] The genus is classified within the family Liparidae.[1]
Etymology
Notoliparis prefixes the type genus of the family Liparidae with notos which means "south", referring to the distribution of the species belonging to this genus in the Southern Hemisphere.[3]
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Notoliparis antonbruuni Stein, 2005 (Anton Bruun's snailfish)
- Notoliparis kermadecensis (J. G. Nielsen, 1964)[5] (Kermadec snailfish)
- Notoliparis kurchatovi Andriashev, 1975 (Kurchatov's snailfish)
- Notoliparis macquariensis Andriashev, 1978 (Macquarie snailfish)
- Notoliparis stewarti Stein, 2016 (Stewart's snailfish) [5]