Elassodiscus tremebundus Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  34.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 130 - 1800 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, and Pacific Ocean off Aleutian Islands, eastern coast of Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, and Hokkaido, Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 59-69; Anal soft rays: 52-63; Vertebrae: 65-74
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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