| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
11 cm SL (male/unsexed); 9.3 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 350 - 2189 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: southeastern Okhotsk Sea, Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, Bering Sea, southern British Columbia to central California, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 60. Pectoral fin shallowly notched; disk absent (Ref. 28160). Skin transparent, dusky posteriorly; musculature tan; mouth, branchial cavity and peritoneum black; stomach and pyloric caeca pale (Ref. 28160). |
| 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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