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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) >
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); delawarei: Named for the vessel that collected it, NOAA ship DELAWARE II.. More on author: Chernova, Stein.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 10 - 1000 m (Ref. 43481). Deep-water, preferred ?
Northwest Atlantic: Cape Cod, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43481)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 36;
Vertebrae: 42. Skin uniformly gray, head beneath skin black. Coronal pore present. Skin pale, peritoneum blackish-brown, mouth and gill cavity pale. Coronal pore present. Mouth oblique at angle approximately 45° to horizontal. Gill rakers unmodified. Temporal and coronal pores very large, distinctly larger than other pores. Pectoral fin low, insertion strongly oblique, base almost horizontal, fin ray direction more ventral than posterior (Ref. 43481).
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Chernova, N.V. and D.L. Stein, 2002. Ten new species of Psednos (Pisces, Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Copeia 2002(3):755-778. (Ref. 43481)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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