Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1120 - 1220 m (Ref. 42734). Deep-water
Eastern Indian Ocean: west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 11 - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42734)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 55; Vertebrae: 68. Caudal-fin rays 8; 2 pectoral radials; chin pore interspace equals twice their diameter; common skin fold present anteriorly; gill opening short, lower end horizontal with eye centre; pectoral fin 16+2+3, short, only posterior part of upper and lower lobes protruding from skin; notch shallow; anus below first third of postorbital space; HL 19.3% SL; nephrohaemal canal present; body and head light brown, peritoneum black, mouth dark grey, tongue black-dotted (Ref. 42734).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341-406. (Ref. 42734)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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