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Rhinoliparis barbulifer Gilbert, 1896 Longnose snailfish |
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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 | |||