Gelatinous Dwarf Snailfish

No coronal pore, 6 preoperculo-mandibular and 2 suprabranchial pores; head large (29% SL), eye small (17.4% HL), mouth slightly oblique and short (cleft reaching below anterior margin of eye); dorsal and anal fins overlap 2/3 of caudal fin; body greatly gelatinous; color pale with dark margins near middle of dorsal and anal fins.

Dorsal soft rays (total): 38; Analsoft rays: 35

Collected from midwater (Ref. 42989). Reported maximum length of 3 cm SL based on a juvenile specimen (Ref. 42989). Preliminary maximum length assumed as 6.5 cm TL.