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Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis

Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis

Classification

Family
Liparidae

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).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1