| Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| 8.9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 73 - 886 m |
| Northeast Pacific: Alaska to Oregon, USA (Ref. 6885). Recorded from the southeastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, British Columbia off Prince Rupert, Hecate Strait, and Seymour Inlet (Ref. 26773). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 46-48. Dorsal and anal fins extending to about halfway along caudal; caudal fin narrow, truncate; middle rays of pectorals short, lower rays much exserted; pelvic fins modified a adhesive disc with a thickened margin, small slightly wider than long (Ref. 6885). Creamy white to pale pink, sometimes pale brown dorsally; dusky on fins; silvery on lower half of blue eyes (Ref. 6885). |
| Rare deepwater species (Ref. 6885). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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