''Paraliparis eastmani'', the thickskin snailfish, is a species of

snailfish The Liparidae, commonly known as snailfish or sea snails, are a Family (biology), family of Saltwater fish, marine Scorpaeniformes, scorpaeniform fishes. Widely distributed from the Arctic Ocean, Arctic to Antarctic Oceans, including the ocea ...

found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of

Joseph T. Eastman Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(b. 1944), of Ohio University, for his “valuable” studies on the natural history, physiology, and origins of Antarctic fishes

References

Liparidae Taxa named by Daniel L. Stein Taxa named by Natalia Vladimirovna Chernova Taxa named by Anatoly Andriyashev Fish described in 2001 {{Scorpaeniformes-stub