| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
14.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic: Kara Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Collected by pelagic trawling, 0-30 m above the eastern slope of the Novaya Zemlya Depression (193 m deep); suggesting the pelagic habitat of this species. According to field study, the surface water temperature at the locality was 5-7°C, thermocline was situated at a depth from 20 to 30 m, and water temperature of the whole water mass below up to bottom was negative (-0.6 to -0.7°C), salinity 33.31-34.33 ppt from surface to bottom. Most likely that this species inhabits the layer closely below the thermocline where zooplankton organisms produced large concentration there; that is, in water of negative temperatures (Ref. .116680) |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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