| Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| 9.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1163 m |
| Southwest Pacific: Chatham Rise, New Zealand. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 49-50; Anal soft rays: 43-44; Vertebrae: 59-59. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 59, pectoral fin rays 16-17, caudal fin rays 6, pyloric caeca 7; body humpbacked; mouth angle about 40°; gill opening above pectoral and extending ventrally in front of 1-3 rays, about 1/4 HL; opercle a broad stout shaft dorsally, widening at level of gill opening and then narrowing to form a sharp posteroventrally pointing tip reaching to behind pectoral fin base; small symphyseal pores are widely separated, obscure; short abdomen ca 80% HL; body whitish, pyloric caeca reticulated black at base and for about 1/2 length, pale distally (Ref. 92437). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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