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bigtailed snailfish

Osteodiscus cascadiae

Classification

Family
Liparidae

Osteodiscus cascadiae, the bigtail snailfish, is a marine fish in the family Liparidae (snailfishes or seasnails). This species is known from the deep waters of the Northeast Pacific (British Columbia, Canada to at least Oregon, United States) where it occurs at depths of 1,900 to 3,000 metres (6,200 to 9,800 ft). It grows to length from 7.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2