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Rhinoliparis attenuatus Burke, 1912 Slim snailfish |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.94 cm SL (male/unsexed); 9.3 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 350 - 2189 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Pacific: southeastern Okhotsk Sea, Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, Bering Sea, southern British Columbia to central California, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 60. Pectoral fin shallowly notched; disk absent (Ref. 28160). Skin transparent, dusky posteriorly; musculature tan; mouth, branchial cavity and peritoneum black; stomach and pyloric caeca pale (Ref. 28160). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||