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Crystallias

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Crystallias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Crystallias
Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Species:
C. matsushimae
Binomial name
Crystallias matsushimae
Synonyms[1]
  • Crystallichthys matsushimae Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Crystallias is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae. It only species Crystallias matsushimae is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is found at depths of from 30 to 700 metres (98 to 2,297 ft). This species can grows up to a length of 38 centimetres (15 in) TL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crystallias matsushimae". FishBase. February 2023 version.
  2. ^ Tohkairin, A., Kai, Y., Ueda, Y., Hamatsu, T., Ito, M. & Nakabo, T. (2014): Morphological divergence between two color morphotypes of Crystallichthys matsushimae (Cottoidei: Liparidae). Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 145-155.