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Elassodiscus tremebundus
Elassodiscus tremebundus, also known as the Dimdisc snailfish, is a species of snailfish which is found in the Pacific Ocean, specifically in the Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Aleutian Islands, eastern coast of Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, and Hokkaido, Japan.[1] TaxonomyThe genus name Elassodiscus was first described by Gilbert & Burke in 1912, the species E. tremebundus being described in the same year. The genus name comes from the Greek words 'elasson' (έλασσον) meaning 'smaller' and diskos (δίσκος) meaning 'disc'.[1] This may be in reference to a smaller adhesive disc (a common characteristic in many snailfish species aside from those in the genera Paraliparis and Nectoliparis) than other genera of snailfish[citation needed]. The etymology of the species name tremebundus is unclear/not well documented. DescriptionElassodiscus tremebundus is a comparatively medium-sized species of snailfish. It makes its home in bathydemersal depths of up to 1800 m (5905.5 ft) and reaches lengths of up to 34.4 cm (13.5 in) (recorded).[1] References
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