| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
7.08 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: off central Baja California, Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-38; Vertebrae: 43-43. Body including peritoneum and all internal organs entirely pale. Coronal pore present. Mouth slightly oblique, 20-25° to horizontal; premaxilla reaching behind posterior margin of eye. Eye approximately 18% HL. Gill rakers paired, spinule plate at tip longitudinally oval, spinules with rounded tips; in a converging double row of 8-9 spinules each. Abdomen short, preanal fin length 35% SL (Ref. 43481). |
| 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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