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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Prognatholiparis: Greek, pro = in front of + gnathos = jaw + Liparis, a genus of snailfishes, referring to the protruding jaw, which distinguishes this genus from all other liparid genera; ptychomandibularis: Name from Greek 'ptychos' = fold + Latin 'mandibula' = jaw, referring to the skin folds on the snout and along the ventral margin of the mandible.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 455 m (Ref. 51661). Deep-water
Northeast Pacific: Seguam Pass, east of Seguam Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57784)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 37; Anal soft rays: 30; Vertebrae: 41. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: projecting lower jaw anterior to upper jaw; distinct flaps and folds of skin on snout, upper jaw, and ventral portion of mandible; large pelvic disc 37.4% HL; slender body; depth at pectoral fin base 20.5% SL, at anal-fin origin 19.0% SL; 2-6-8-1 pattern of cephalic lateralis pores, no coronal and post coronal pores; 2 epurals that are fused at the base; autogenous hypural plates; with pleural ribs; no pseudobranchiae; no subcutaneous layer; no pyloric caeca (Ref. 57784).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Species typical of moderately deep waters. Holotype had ostracods and rocks found in its stomach (Ref. 57784). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Orr, J.W. and M.S. Busby, 2001. Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis, a new genus and species of the fish family Liparidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 114(1):51-57. (Ref. 57784)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.7 - 4.1, mean 3.8 °C (based on 5 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00237 - 0.01161), b=3.15 (2.96 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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