| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 800 m |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Atlantic: west of Ireland. High Seas only. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 42-42; Vertebrae: 47-47. No coronal pore, 7 preoperculo-mandibular pores. Head large (27% SL), and very compressed (40% HL); gill slit large (1.3 eye diameter), opercular flap long, wing-like, reaching behind midpectoral length and level with pupil. Pectoral fin short (45% HL), with two notch rays. |
| Biology: |
Known only from the holotype collected from midwater (Ref. 42989). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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