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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); charcoti: Named for J.B. Charcot.
Eponymy: Jean-Baptiste Auguste Étienne Charcot (1867–1936) was a French scientist, physician, sportsman and leader of the French Antarctic Expedition (1904–1907). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 460 - 793 m (Ref. 40957). Deep-water
Southern Ocean: Antarctica, Halley Bay, Weddell Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40957)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 51 - 52; Anal soft rays: 43 - 47; Vertebrae: 57 - 58. Pectoral fin deeply notched, with 3 widely separated intermediate rays; five regularly spaced radials, two of them (R3 and R4) have a horseshoe nape and located at the rear edge of the basal lamina, the other three radials (R1, R2 and R5) round, R5 the largest; lack of interradial foramina (Ref. 36325).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Duhamel, G., 1992. Description d'espèces nouvelles de Careproctus et Paraliparis et données nouvelles sur ces genres et le genre Edentoliparis de l'océan Austral (Cyclopteridae, Liparinae). Cybium 16(3):183-207. (Ref. 40957)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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