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Prognatholiparis

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Prognatholiparis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Prognatholiparis
J. W. Orr & Busby, 2001
Species:
P. ptychomandibularis
Binomial name
Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis
J. W. Orr & Busby, 2001

Prognatholiparis, is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It only species is Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis, the wrinkle-jaw snailfish, which is found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from near Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands. It occurs at a depth of around 455 metres (1,493 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Stein, D.L. (2010). "Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155150A4730125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155150A4730125.en. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis". FishBase. December 2012 version.