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Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) >
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); chathami: Named for its type locality, Chatham Rise.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1340 m (Ref. 92437). Deep-water, preferred ?
Southwest Pacific: Chatham Rise East of New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92437)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 52-53;
Anal
soft rays: 45 - 46;
Vertebrae: 59. This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal fin rays 52-53, anal fin rays 45-46, pectoral fin rays 16-17, eye 26%, preA 157%, snout 17%, upper jaw ~50% HL; occipital hump prominent; teeth slender canines, premaxillary symphyseal gap very narrow, no mandibular symphyseal gap; opercle curved, posterior part almost horizontal; distance from mandible to end of body cavity 36% SL, 154% HL; coronal pore probably absent (Ref. 92437).
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Stein, D.L., 2012. A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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