| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
4.8 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 3172 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic: south of Greenland. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-38; Anal soft rays: 31-33; Vertebrae: 43-43. Coronal pore present. Opercular flap large, triangular and prominent, anus on vertical through gill opening. Gill opening reaching ventrally in front of 2-3 pectoral rays. Gill rakers unmodified. Pectoral fin rays of lower lobe equal in thickness to rays of upper pectoral fin lobe. Skin with yellowish-brown patterns; head beneath skin blackish-brown; gill arches and gill cavity brownish-black (Ref. 43481). |
| 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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