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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); pectoralis: Specific name refers to its distinct pectoral fin.
More on author: Stein.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 681 - 1636 m (Ref. 58496). Deep-water
North Pacific: off Oregon, central Bering Sea, and off Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26773)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 55 - 59; Anal soft rays: 49 - 52; Vertebrae: 61 - 66. Body tapered posteriorly. Head stout and wide. Nostril with raised rim on a level with pupil. Snout high and broadly rounded (Ref. 37271). Teeth, simple and pointed; horizontal mouth; 2 superbranchial pores. Pale stomach (Ref. 11671).
Minimum depth reported at 681 m (Ref. 26773).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Stein, D.L., 1978. A review of the deepwater Liparidae (Pisces) from the coast of Oregon and adjacent waters. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 127:1-55. (Ref. 26773)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 2.4 - 3.8, mean 2.7 (based on 58 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00237 - 0.01161), b=3.15 (2.96 - 3.34), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).