Scientific Name
Osteodiscus cascadiae

Common Name
Bigtail snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-52; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 40 - 44; Vertebrae: 51 - 56

Classification

Classified By

Stein, 1978

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Pacific

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to at least Oregon, USA.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1900 m

Depth To - meters

3000 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1900 - 3000 m (Ref. 51661)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.46 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.4 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (11 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated