| Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| 4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; depth range - 1428 m |
| Southwest Pacific: seamount in southern Havre Trough. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 45-45; Anal soft rays: 40-40; Vertebrae: 53-53. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 53, pectoral fin rays 13, pyloric caeca 5; angle of mouth 20-30°, upper jaw 60% head; teeth arranged in about 25 oblique rows forming a band of up to four teeth wide; long slender opercle curved posteroventrally, its tip pointing downwards, forming a sharp, acutely angled lobe; coronal pore unknown but probably absent, mandibular symphyseal pores moderately large, oval, situated on each side of symphyseal knob; relatively short and deep abdomen, the distance from mandible to end of abdomen 125%, pectoral symphysis to end of abdomen 75%, anus to anal fin about 65% HL; peritoneum black viewed through the body wall; pyloric caeca black (Ref. 92437). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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