Prognatholiparis

Prognatholiparis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Liparidae
Genus:	Prognatholiparis J. W. Orr & Busby, 2001
Species:	P. ptychomandibularis
Binomial name
Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis J. W. Orr & Busby, 2001

Prognatholiparis, is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Liparidae, the snailfishes. It only species is Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis, the wrinkle-jaw snailfish, which is found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from near Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands. It occurs at a depth of around 455 metres (1,493 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL. ^[2]

References

1. Stein, D.L. (2010). "Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T155150A4730125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155150A4730125.en . Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis". FishBase . December 2012 version.