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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); infeliciter: From the Latin for bad luck; thus named because the specimen was eaten by an orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus.
More on authors: Stein, Chernova & Andriashev.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1090 m (Ref. 42734). Deep-water
Eastern Indian Ocean: off eastern South Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.3 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 55; Vertebrae: 66. Caudal-fin rays 8; pectoral girdle with 3 radials, uppermost notched; interneural of first dorsal ray between neural spines 6 and 7; chin pores in a pit on lower surface of chin, space between unpigmented, equaling their diameter; ventral end of gill opening and dorsal pectoral ray level with lower margin of pupil; pectoral rudimentary notch rays absent; head 19.1% SL, preanal distance 34%, mandible to anus short, 10.5% SL; color blackish-brown, paler laterally; peritoneum black (Ref. 42734).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L., N.V. Chernova and A.P. Andriashev, 2001. Snailfishes (Pisces: Liparidae) of Australia, including descriptions of thirty new species. Rec. Aust. Mus. 53:341-406. (Ref. 42734)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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