Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1000 m (Ref. 42734). Deep-water
Eastern Indian Ocean: west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 59; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 53; Vertebrae: 66. Caudal-fin rays 8; pectoral girdle with 4 round radials; lateral profile of chin right-angled; chin with thick gelatinous layer, pores protected by anterior skin fold; upper lip wide posteriorly, entirely covering lower lip fold; eye comparatively small, 21% HL, interorbital broad, 44%; lower end of gill opening and uppermost pectoral ray level with lower margin of eye; pectoral rudimentary rays absent; HL 19.3% SL; preanal 35% SL; vertical fins overlapping caudal fin slightly more than half; females with prominent genital papilla; color dark blackish-brown, peritoneum black, tongue grey-dotted (Ref. 42734).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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