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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); gelatinosus: The name gelatinosus refers to the great development of subcutaneous gelatinous tissue in this species (Ref. 42989).
More on author: Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 650 m (Ref. 42989). Deep-water
Northeast Atlantic: off southeast Greenland.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42989)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 38; Anal soft rays: 35. No coronal pore, 6 preoperculo-mandibular and 2 suprabranchial pores; head large (29% SL), eye small (17.4% HL), mouth slightly oblique and short (cleft reaching below anterior margin of eye); dorsal and anal fins overlap 2/3 of caudal fin; body greatly gelatinous; color pale with dark margins near middle of dorsal and anal fins.
Collected from midwater (Ref. 42989). Reported maximum length of 3 cm SL based on a juvenile specimen (Ref. 42989). Preliminary maximum length assumed as 6.5 cm TL.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N., 2001. A review of the genus Psednos (Pisces, Liparidae) with description of ten new species from the north Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 155(10):477-507. (Ref. 42989)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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