| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
19.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 1990 m, |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: known from three trawls taken on Iselin Bank and NW Mawson Bank at depths between 1133–1990 m (Ref. 90026). |
| Diagnosis: |
V 66–67 (9–10+56–57), P 14–15 (10+1–2+3), notch rays rudimentary; gill opening long, 71–74% HL, extending over all or almost all rays, to base of lower pectoral-fin lobe; UPL 34–36% SL, extending to 14th or 15th anal-fin ray; LPL 23–28% SL, extending posteriorly to at least second or third anal-fin ray; pectoral radials 4. HL 18–25% SL. A distinct notch present at symphysis of premaxillae, matching a protrusion at symphysis of lower jaw (Ref. 90026). |
| 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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