| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
3.2 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 731 - 869 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: known from a single specimen from near Moa Seamount, northeast of New Zealand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-35; Anal soft rays: 31-31; Vertebrae: 42-42. This species is distinguished by the following characters: mouth cleft is vertical, the lower margin of opercular flap horizontal; no coronal pore; thornlike teeth or stout pyramidal canines, not lanceolate; pectoral fin base far behind head and gill opening; short body; approximate numbers of vertebrae 42, dorsal fin rays 35, anal fin rays 31; interorbital width 9, mandible-anus 39, anus-anal fin 17, lower jaw 12% SL (Ref. 92437). |
| 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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