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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Eutelichthys: Greek, eutelee, -es, euteleia = a thing without value or low value + Greek, ichthys = fish.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 700 m (Ref. 4702). Deep-water; 45°N - 35°N, 6°W - 17°E
Mediterranean Sea: western basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4702)
Also pelagic. Apparently occurring peripherally at bathyal depths around the western basin of the Mediterranean (Ref. 4702).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L. and K.W. Able, 1986. Liparididae. p. 1275-1283. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. III. (Ref. 4702)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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