| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
7.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); 10.7 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 1990 m |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: known only from the holotype and the paratype, collected in the same tow from the northwest edge of Mawson Bank, Ross Sea, at 1954–1990 m (Ref. 90026). |
| Diagnosis: |
V 74 (75), D 68 (~68), A 62 (~61), C 7 (7), pectoral radials 3, round, unnotched. Scapula with narrow helve, coracoid deeply notched at base. Pectoral rays 20-21, none rudimentary. Mouth horizontal, teeth stumpy canines in 11-12 oblique rows forming bands in both jaws, premaxillary bands wider. Chin pore pair close together but easily distinguishable, in a shallow depression with surrounding skin fold. Mid-ventral longitudinal abdominal dark line present. Preanal length 30-33% SL. (Ref. 90026). |
| 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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