| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
10.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 350 - 1345 m |
| Distribution: |
Southern Ocean: off Crozet and Kerguelen Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Only 2 specimens. Holotype was found in two pieces in the stomach content of one Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 caught between 550 and 1345 m deep off Crozet Is. Paratype is a juvenile collected by net in mid-water at about 350 m deep off Kerguelen Is. (Ref. 47264). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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