| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 309 - 2030 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Mexico and USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-38; Vertebrae: 42-43. Body pale, stomach partly pigmented; cardiac region dark, blackish brown. Coronal pore present. Gill opening insertion low, its dorsal end on horizontal with mid-suborbital space. Gill rakers unmodified. Pyloric caeca padlike, pale like the pyloric region (Ref. 43481). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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