Combed snailfish
📖 Overview
Smallest female with yolked eggs measured 16.2 cm SL; smallest male with enlarged, swollen testes 12.4 cm SL .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Diagnosis: Teeth simple; nasal pore 1 with pigmented papilla; peritoneum black; orobuccal valve with 4-6 finger-like projections; orobuccal cavity dark; gill rakers 14-18, stout, with strong spines at tip; interorbital papilla absent; red blotchy body, darker gray anteriorly, iris silver gray .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Combed snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 278 - 458 m . Deep-water Northeast Pacific: east-central Aleutian Islands.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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