Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) >
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Osteodiscus: Greek, osteon = bone + Gree, diskos = disc shape (Ref. 45335); lindbergi: Name 'lindbergi' in honor of Russian ichthyologist G.U. Lindberg for his book on fishes in Sea of Okhotsk.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 3306 - 3348 m (Ref. 133095). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Russia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 51; Anal soft rays: 42; Vertebrae: 53. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: reduced pelvic disk soft tissues; vertebrae 53, D 51, A 42; pectoral fin with 20-22 rays, notched; lower fin-lobe shorter than upper lobe; mouth horizontal; cephalic pores 2-6-7-1; absence of pyloric caeca; absence of prickles on skin; skin on head and body (where present) dark brown; peritoneum and branchial cavity black (Ref. 133095).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V. and R. Thiel, 2025. A new species of the genus Osteodiscus (Cottoidei: Liparidae) from the Kuril Basin (Sea of Okhotsk, western North Pacific). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 329(1): 3-12 (Ref. 133095)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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