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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Psednos: Greek, psednos, -e, -on = rare (Ref. 45335); nataliae: Named for N.V. Chernova (works on Arctic liparids and other fishes).
Eponymy: Dr Natalia V Chernova is a marine biologist and ichthyologist who is (1991–present) a Senior Researcher at the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Stein & Andriashev.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1120 m (Ref. 42734). Deep-water
Eastern Indian Ocean: west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42734)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 42; Vertebrae: 58. Depth of occiput 133% HL; 3 notched pectoral radials, with single fenestra; pectoral fin notch moderately deep; gill opening extending ventrally in front of about fourth to fifth pectoral-fin rays; opercular lobe very weakly developed, hardly discernible; lower pectoral-fin rays 110% upper lobe rays; tongue densely black-dotted; orobranchial cavity dark, closely dotted with melanophores, as are gill arches; peritoneum, stomach, and anterior part of intestine black; pyloric caeca different lengths, 5-9.5% SL, all dark-dotted (Ref. 42734).
Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341-406. (Ref. 42734)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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