| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
20.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 3990 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Atlantic: Porcupine Depression, south of Ireland. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 69-69. Head small, considerably flattened, width almost 1.5 times greater than its depth. Caudal fin rays 9. Hypural plate single; epural absent. Abdominal disc (sucker) small (4%SL), no musculature. Peritoneum black (Ref. 33642). |
| Biology: |
Known from only one specimen (Ref. 35937). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 18 April 2014 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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