| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1008 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic: above the continental slope of eastern North America. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 42-42; Anal soft rays: 35-35; Vertebrae: 47-47. No coronal pore, io 6 (5+1), 6 preoperculo-mandibular pores and 1 suprabranchial pore; lower pectoral lobe wide and thick, handlike, 1 pectoral notch ray, gill slit distinctly oblique and short (about equal to eye), large mouth (cleft reaching to below pupil, upper jaw 13.5% SL), caudal part of body unpigmented. |
| Biology: |
Reported maximum depth at 1258 m (Ref. 120413). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 January 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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