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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); barnardi: Named for Keppel Harcourt Barnard who first described the genus Psednos (Ref. 42989).
More on author: Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 750 - 1368 m (Ref. 42989). Deep-water
Northwest Atlantic: near southeast slope off New England, USA.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 42989)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 39 - 41; Vertèbres: 47. No coronal pore, 6 preoperculo-mandibular pores, small eye (18% HL), gill slit 1.6 eye diameter, short mouth (cleft reaching to below anterior margin of eye). Caudal part of body unpigmented, skin on chin and lower jaw black.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Chernova, N., 2001. A review of the genus Psednos (Pisces, Liparidae) with description of ten new species from the north Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 155(10):477-507. (Ref. 42989)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.1 - 3.9, mean 3.6 °C (based on 5 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).