Psednos pallidus Chernova & Stein, 2002

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  7.08 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 2000 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: off central Baja California, Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-38; Vertebrae: 43-43. Body including peritoneum and all internal organs entirely pale. Coronal pore present. Mouth slightly oblique, 20-25° to horizontal; premaxilla reaching behind posterior margin of eye. Eye approximately 18% HL. Gill rakers paired, spinule plate at tip longitudinally oval, spinules with rounded tips; in a converging double row of 8-9 spinules each. Abdomen short, preanal fin length 35% SL (Ref. 43481).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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