Volodichthys solovjevae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cottales

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Cottoidei Infraordo: Cottales

Familia: Liparidae
Genus: Volodichthys
Species: Volodichthys solovjevae

Name

• Volodichthys solovjevae Balushkin, 2012

Holotype: ZIN 55054. Paratypes: ZMV PSU 393 (ZIN 55055).

Type locality: Cooperation Sea, 66°35′S, 70°31′E - 66°44′S, 71°05′E, 990-2012 m depth.[1]

Etymology: The species has been named for the first ichthyology teacher of the author, Natalia Stepanovna Solovjeva (1911–2005). She was an associate professor and the head of the vertebrate department at Perm State University for more than 20 years. She was a talented teacher and cultivated active interest in fish in her students. June 13, 2011, was N.S. Solovjeva’s 100th anniversary.

References

• Balushkin, A. V.; 2012: Volodichthys gen. nov. New Species of the Primitive Snailfish (Liparidae: Scorpaeniformes) of the Southern Hemishpere. Description of New Species V. solovjevae sp. nov. (Cooperation Sea, the Antarctic). Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 52 (1): 5–14 / Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (1): 1–10.
• Volodichthys solovjevae in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.