Psednos cathetostomus Chernova & Stein, 2002
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 Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
 Max. size:  4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; 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: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 20.09.02
 Modified by: Ortañez, Auda Kareen - 23.07.08

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