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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); steini: Named for David L. Stein, who originally described the specimen on which this species is based (Ref. 42989). More on author: Chernova.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 350 m (Ref. 42989). Deep-water, preferred ?
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Western Indian Ocean: northern part of Crozet Basin near the southwest Indian Ridge (Ref. 42989).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42989)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 36;
Anal
soft rays: 28;
Vertebrae: 43. Coronal pore present, temporal pores 1+1, pectoral fin with 1 notch ray, eye not less than 20% HL, gill slit equal to eye and vertical, its dorsal end level with pupil; color tan (Ref. 42989).
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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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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