Menziesichthys bacescui

Menziesichthys bacescui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Menziesichthys
Species:	M. bacescui
Binomial name
Menziesichthys bacescui Nalbant & R. F. Mayer, 1971

Menziesichthys bacescui is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. This species is found in the Peru–Chile Trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

• Photo of M. bacescui from the side. It's brown, and has a big head and a long tail. This one has definitely seen better days.
  Holotype of M. bacescui, lateral view
• Drawing of how the former would have looked when still alive. It's got fins, and its eyes are still in place.
  Restoration of the holotype, lateral view