| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
12.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 1086 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: known only from the holotype, taken on the southeast Chatham slope off New Zealand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 60-60; Anal soft rays: 54-54; Vertebrae: 66-66. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 66, dorsal fin rays 60, anal fin rays 54, caudal fin rays 8, pectoral fin rays ca. 20; teeth as broad bands of 28-30, obliquely curved rows, nowhere uniserial; on premaxilla shouldered, on mandible, simple canines; chin pores paired, very closely set with a possible tissue fold anteriorly but not in a pit; gill opening completely above pectoral fin, short, about 16% HL; pectoral radials 4 (3+1); scapula and R1, R3 clearly notched; snout to anus distance short, 14% SL, about 70 % HL; anus to anal fin distance less than 120% HL (Ref. 92437). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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