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Gloved snailfish

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Gloved snailfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Liparidae
Genus: Palmoliparis
Balushkin, 1996
Species:
P. beckeri
Binomial name
Palmoliparis beckeri
Balushkin, 1996

The gloved snailfish (Palmoliparis beckeri) is a species of snailfish found around the northern Kuril Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the genus Palmoliparis.[1] This species can be found at depths of from 200 to 800 m (660 to 2,620 ft). This species grows to a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) TL though more usually around 29.6 cm (11.7 in) TL. The maximum known weight for this species is 1,080 g (38 oz).

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Palmoliparis beckeri". FishBase. December 2012 version.