Psednos mirabilis, Marvelous dwarf snailfish

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Psednos mirabilis Chernova, 2001

Marvelous dwarf snailfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); mirabilis: Specific name from the Latin word meaning amazing or marvelous (Ref. 42989).
More on author: Chernova.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 700 m (Ref. 42989). Deep-water; 40°N -

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Northwest Atlantic: east of New Jersey near Alvin Canyon.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42989)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 34; Anal soft rays: 29; Vertebrae: 41. Coronal pore present, temporal pores 1+1, large gill slit (47% HL), pectorals without notch ray; large head (29.4% SL), eye 21.2% HL, head and belly black, caudal part of body light, margins of dorsal and anal fins with narrow blackish pigmentation.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected between 0-700 m over bottom at 1,370-1,700 m (Ref. 42989).

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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)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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