| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
21.7 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 344 - 363 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic to Northeast Atlantic: Central Arctic basin to northeast of Spitzbergen. |
| Diagnosis: |
Diagnosis: Long-finned, slit-eyed careproct with oblique mouth and no silvery coloration; body laterally compressed and deep, its greatest body depth 145% head length (HL); body depth above the beginning of anal fin 125% HL; ellipsoid; head depth more than its width by 1.8 times; pectoral fin in low position (upper ray at the level of mouth end); base of lower ray of pectoral at the vertical of nostril; eye 19.5% HL); posterior teeth similar in rows longer than anterior teeth; gill slit below the level of middle of eye and 1.7 times greater than its diameter; disc, 20% HL (Ref. 41470). |
| Biology: |
Found at depths with salinity 34.84 ppt (Ref. 41470). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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