| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1207 - 1280 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean: known only from off Cape Point, South Africa. Probably ranging north to the Madagascar Ridge. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36-37; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 28-31; Vertebrae: 42-42. This species is characterized by the following: superior and oblique mouth; body high at the occiput (humpbacked); upper nasal pore slightly posterior to vertical through nostril; with coronal pore; infraorbital canal interrupted posterior to the eye; pores of io 5 + 1 = 6; operciular opening above pectoral-fin base; head 24-25%, anteanal distance around half SL (Ref. 44814). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in the continental slope (Ref. 7300). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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