Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
6.3 cm TL (female) |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 800 m |
Southeast Pacific: off Chile. |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 39-39; Anal soft rays: 34-34; Vertebrae: 46-46. Coronal pore absent. Small eyes, about 13% HL. Teeth unusually large and narrow-shaped, recurved inward (tips almost horizontal), forming a brushlike paved surface on jaws. Gill rakers unmodified. Pectoral fin rays 8 + 2 + 5. Skin on body pale, peritoneum brown (Ref. 43481). |
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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