Psednos andriashevi Chernova, 2001
Andriashev's dwarf snailfish

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 800 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: west of Ireland.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 42-42; Vertebrae: 47-47. No coronal pore, 7 preoperculo-mandibular pores. Head large (27% SL), and very compressed (40% HL); gill slit large (1.3 eye diameter), opercular flap long, wing-like, reaching behind midpectoral length and level with pupil. Pectoral fin short (45% HL), with two notch rays.
Biology:  Known only from the holotype collected from midwater (Ref. 42989). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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