E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife of British Columbia

Elassodiscus tremebundus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
Dimdisk Snailfish
Family: Liparidae
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Source: Distribution of Elassodiscus tremebundus as compiled by Aquamaps
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Species Information

Dorsal soft rays (total): 59-69; Anal soft rays: 52 - 63; Vertebrae: 65 - 74.

Source: FishBase. Pitruk, D.L. and V.V. Fedorov. 1993.

Biology

Species Biology

Deep-water. Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 130 - 1800 m.

Source: FishBase. Pitruk, D.L. and V.V. Fedorov. 1993.

Distribution

Distribution

North Pacific: Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, and Pacific Ocean off Aleutian Islands, eastern coast of Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, and Hokkaido, Japan. Collected from deepwater surveys, RBCM specimens (Gillespie pers. comm. 2011).

Source: FishBase. Pitruk, D.L. and V.V. Fedorov. 1993.

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)
COSEWIC
UnlistedUnlistedUnlistedUnlisted
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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-02-17 9:45:47 PM]
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