Bigeye snailfish (Temnocora candida)

Scientific name: Temnocora candida Gilbert & Burke, 1912

The Bigeye snailfish (Temnocora candida) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, off southeastern Kamchatka and northern Kuril Islands. Bering Sea off Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska at Cook Inlet.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 44-48; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 37 - 39. Body light reddish dorsally, a little mottled; whitish ventrally; skin translucent; peritoneum and stomach pale.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Temnocora candida
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.6
Depth range
64–400 m (210–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 64 - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: off southeastern Kamchatka and northern Kuril Islands. Bering Sea off Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska at Cook Inlet.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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