Osteodiscus andriashevi Pitruk & Fedorov, 1990
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Osteodiscus andriashevi is a species of marine fish in the family Liparidae (snailfishes or seasnails). This species is known from the deep waters of the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific where in occurs at depths of from 766 to 1,950 metres (2,513 to 6,398 ft). It grows to a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) SL. This species is one of three known members of its genus.
The name Osteodiscus is derived from Greek osteon = bone and discos = disc shape, whereas the species epithet andriashevi is in honor of the ichthyologist Anatoly Andriyashev for his outstanding contribution to the study if systematics and zoogeography of fish, and also in connection with his 80th anniversary.
Wikipedia contributors, Osteodiscus andriashevi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:27:23.315792+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Osteodiscus andriashevi Pitruk & Fedorov, 1990
- Name authority
- Pitruk & Fedorov, 1990
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Liparidae
- Genus
- Osteodiscus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyLiparidae Gill, 1861
- genusOsteodiscus Stein, 1978
- speciesOsteodiscus andriashevi Pitruk & Fedorov, 1990
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Osteodiscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| bigtailed snailfishOsteodiscus cascadiae Stein, 1978 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteodiscus rhepostomias Stein, 2012 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteodiscus lindbergi Chernova & Thiel, 2025 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Pitruk, D. L., & Fedorov, V. V. (1990). A new species of the genus Osteodiscus Stein (Liparididae) from the Sea of Okhotsk. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 30 (5): 856–859. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 30 (8) 1991:112–118. Second author misspelled Federov in English translation.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:75BDJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.