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Paraliparis lasti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Paraliparis
Species:	P. lasti
Binomial name
Paraliparis lasti Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001

Paraliparis lasti, the rusty snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of 18.5 cm (7.3 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Peter R. Last, of the CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research.

References

1. Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341-406.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paraliparis lasti". FishBase. February 2015 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder COTTOIDEI: Infraorder COTTALES: Family LIPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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