Crystallichthys longirostris

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Crystallichthys longirostris Chernova & Kurbanov, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Crystallichthys: Latin, cristallum = ice + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); longirostris: Name from Latin adjective 'longus' (long) and the noun 'rostrum' (snout or muzzle), with the adjective-forming suffix -is.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 192 - 309 m (Ref. 132302). Temperate

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Northwest Pacific: eastern Kamchatka (Kronotskiy Bay) to the northern Kuril Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132302)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 56; Anal soft rays: 45; Vertebrae: 62. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no barbels around mouth'; teeth simple (not three-lobed); head pores 2-6-7-2; snout is narrow, duck-like protruding, 3.2 times as long as eye, no vertical cleft; body deep and compressed; pupil dot-like, round; gill opening 0.8 eye diameter; vertebrae 62; D 56; A 45; P 36; C 13 (2+5/5+1). Colouration: when alive, colour pink, with clearly defined red-brown oval rings (Ref .132302).
Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected from the bottom areas with sandy grounds (Ref. 132302).

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Chernova, N.V. and Y.K. Kurbanov, 2024. New species of snailfish of the genus Crystallichthys (Cottiformes: Liparidae) from the Pacific waters off Kamchatka. Zoosystematica Rossica 33(2):147-155. (Ref. 132302)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈