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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); balushkini: Named for Dr. Arkady V. Balushkin in honor of his many contributions to the knowledge of Antarctic fishes, especially to the taxonomy of the suborder Notothenioidei.
Eponymy: Dr Arcady Vladimirovich Balushkin (1948-2021) was an ichthyologist at the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Stein, Chernova & Andriashev.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 914 - 978 m (Ref. 42734). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: Tasman Sea off New South Wales, Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 42734)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 49 - 50; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 43; Vertebre: 57. Caudal-fin rays 6; depth at occiput 111-123% HL; pectoral fin distinctly notched; 3 notched pectoral radials, with 2 fenestrae; gill opening extending ventrally in front of two pectoral rays; opercular lobe small but distinct; rays of lower pectoral-fin lobe shorter than in the upper; pyloric caeca of similar length, slightly dotted at bases; orobranchial cavity pale scarcely dotted, tongue pale, peritoneum light brown or paler; gill arches not dotted (Ref. 42734).
Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341-406. (Ref. 42734)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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