| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 360 - 800 m |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: circumpolar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-52; Anal soft rays: 41-48; Vertebrae: 54-58. Snouts jutting slightly past the mouth, thus subterminal (Ref. 34661); radialia 3; all radials round; gill slit expands ventrally in front of four pectoral rays (Ref. 36325). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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