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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Genioliparis: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Greek, liparos = fat (Ref. 45335); kafanovi: Named for Alexander I. Kafanov (1947-2007) who was world famous biogeographer and specialist in modern and fossil bivalves.
Eponymy: Dr Alexander Ivanovich Kafanov (1947–2007) was a Russian eveolutionary biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 987 - 1727 m (Ref. 76898). Deep-water
Antarctic Pacific: Antarctica, Ross Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76898)
Most probably found in deepwater; also in stomachs of Antarctic toothfish at great depths (Ref. 76898)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Balushkin, A.V. and O.S. Voskoboinikova, 2008. Revision of the genus Genioliparis Andriashev et Neelov (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) with description of a new species G. kafanovi sp. n. from the Ross Sea (Antractica). J. Ichthyol. 48(3):201-208. (Ref. 76898)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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