| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
12.7 cm SL (male/unsexed); 13.9 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 170 - 320 m |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Atlantic: Barents Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 55-56; Anal soft rays: 49-50; Vertebrae: 60-61. Diagnosis: Slit-eyed careproct with horizontal mouth and silvery coloration of belly and peritoneum; head and snout slanting along a straight line; mouth slit attains vertical of beginning of eye; no rostral fold; eye small 15-16% of head length (HL); gill opening 1.9 to twice as large as eye; opercular lobe small and triangular; posterior teeth larger than anterior, in rows; interorbital space not wide 44-45% HL; vent opens under anterior third of interorbital distance; greatest body depth 96-104% HL; rounded and flattened disc 21-24% HL (Ref. 41470). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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