| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 930 - 1055 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic: Davis Strait. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 41-41; Vertebrae: 47-47. No coronal pore, 6 preoperculo-mandibular pores and 1 suprabranchial pore; short mouth cleft (reaching to below anterior margin of eye), upper jaw short 10.6-12.6% SL); vertical gill slit about equal to eye diameter and placed low, pectoral notch with usually 2 rays, and with slight blackish pigmentation at end of caudal part of body and along vertebrae. |
| 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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