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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); harteli: Named for Karsten Edward Hartel, American ichthyologist of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (Ref. 42989).
Eponymy: Karsten Edward Hartel is an ichthyologist who joined (1975) the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 0 - 1008 m (Ref. 42989). Deep-water; 40°N -
Northwest Atlantic: above the continental slope of eastern North America.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42989)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 42; Anal soft rays: 35; Vertebrae: 47. No coronal pore, io 6 (5+1), 6 preoperculo-mandibular pores and 1 suprabranchial pore; lower pectoral lobe wide and thick, handlike, 1 pectoral notch ray, gill slit distinctly oblique and short (about equal to eye), large mouth (cleft reaching to below pupil, upper jaw 13.5% SL), caudal part of body unpigmented.
Reported maximum depth at 1258 m (Ref. 120413).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N., 2001. A review of the genus Psednos (Pisces, Liparidae) with description of ten new species from the north Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 155(10):477-507. (Ref. 42989)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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