Classification / Names
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) >
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Osteodiscus: Greek, osteon = bone + Gree, diskos = disc shape (Ref. 45335); rhepostomias: Name from Greek, rhepo, incline or slope, and stomias, mouth; referring to the upwardly angled mouth of the species (Ref. 92437).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 2821 m (Ref. 92437). Deep-water, preferred ?
Southwest Pacific: known only from the types, collected in the Bounty Trough southeast of New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92437)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 46-47;
Anal
soft rays: 41 - 44. This species is distinguished by the following characters: mouth distinctly oblique, not horizontal; dorsal fin rays 46-47; anal fin rays 41-44; caudal fin rays 10; pectoral fin rays 24; gill opening above pectoral fin and extending ventrally in front of about 9 rays; radials apparently 2 (1+0+0+1) (Ref. 92437).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L., 2012. A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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