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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Stein & Tompkins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 360 - 800 m (Ref. 30823). Deep-water; 64°S - 70°S
Southern Ocean: circumpolar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36325)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 48 - 52; Anal soft rays: 41 - 48; Vertebrae: 54 - 58. Snouts jutting slightly past the mouth, thus subterminal (Ref. 34661); radialia 3; all radials round; gill slit expands ventrally in front of four pectoral rays (Ref. 36325).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Andriashev, A.P., 1998. A review of recent studies of Southern Ocean Liparidae (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes). Cybium 22(3): 255-266. (Ref. 30823)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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