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Greenland dwarf snailfish
Psednos groenlandicus
Psednos groenlandicus, also known as the Greenland dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean.
From the article Psednos groenlandicus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species reaches a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in). Their lips are thin and the lower jaw is slightly projecting. Their gill slits are nearly vertical. Members of the genus Psednos have a strongly humped-back with its upper profile rising abruptly from the short snout. The snout is slanted and blunt. Their pectoral fins are notched with short intermedial notched rays that are clearly bidobed. Its appearance is overall most similar to Psednos harteli. It differs from that species with P. groenlandicus having a lower lobe rays that are elongated and thin, a short mouth, a shorter upper jaw compared to the lower jaw, and other minor features.
Range & habitat
This species is distributed in the north-western Atlantic Ocean in areas such as Greenland. They live in depths ranging from 930-1055 meters.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 459229.