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Psednos groenlandicus Chernova, 2001 Greenland dwarf snailfish |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 930 - 1055 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Atlantic: Davis Strait. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 41-41; Vertebrae: 47-47. No coronal pore, 6 preoperculo-mandibular pores and 1 suprabranchial pore; short mouth cleft (reaching to below anterior margin of eye), upper jaw short 10.6-12.6% SL); vertical gill slit about equal to eye diameter and placed low, pectoral notch with usually 2 rays, and with slight blackish pigmentation at end of caudal part of body and along vertebrae. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||