Paraliparis obliquosus Chernova & Duhamel, 2003

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  10.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 350 - 1345 m
Distribution:  Southern Ocean: off Crozet and Kerguelen Islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Only 2 specimens. Holotype was found in two pieces in the stomach content of one Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 caught between 550 and 1345 m deep off Crozet Is. Paratype is a juvenile collected by net in mid-water at about 350 m deep off Kerguelen Is. (Ref. 47264).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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