| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
17.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 766 - 1950 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52-53; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 46-49; Vertebrae: 55-59. Abdominal disk large, its rays long, fine under thin skin over entire length; a narrow free fold of skin around the disk with unthickened bordering edge, two anterior rays attached to anterior process of pelvis; jaw teeth simple with blunt cusps, with lateral cusps in the posterior rows; pores of the seismosensory system on the head not enlarged; single suprabranchial pore; pectoral fin without notch; pleural ribs absent; epipleural ribs present; one reduced epural (Ref. 41724). |
| 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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