| Family: |
Liparidae (Snailfishes) |
| Max. size: |
21 cm TL (male/unsexed); 12.7 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; pH range: 25.8 - 3.5; depth range 6 - 1880 m |
| Distribution: |
North Atlantic: Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and the northern Barents Sea. Arctic Ocean: Beloye More (Ref. 9926), northern seas of the former USSR, the coasts of Siberia and Arctic Alaska and Canada. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 36-42. Caudal fin rounded and small. Peritoneum black (Ref. 4702). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits mud bottoms (Ref. 5951). Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Maximum depth reported at 1800 m (Ref. 58426) and 2,500 m (Ref. . Feeds on benthic and pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 4702), and worms (Ref. 58426). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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