Rhinoliparis barbulifer Gilbert, 1896
Longnose snailfish
photo by NOAA / NMFS

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  8.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 28 - 2189 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific Ocean off northern Honshu and Hokkaido to Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, Commander Islands, eastern Aleutian Islands, and southern California, USA.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 63-65; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 58-58; Vertebrae: 68-68. Pectoral fin deeply notched; caudal fin very slender (Ref. 28160).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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