Paraliparis bathybius (Collett, 1879)
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Paraliparis bathybius
photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Family:  Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Max. size:  25.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 20 - 4009 m
Distribution:  Arctic to Northeast Atlantic: Norwegian Sea and Greenland; also Faroe Trough, north of Faroe Islands, east of Iceland, south of Jan Mayen Island and west of Bear Islands (Ref. 4702).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in deep, cold water (Ref. 4702). Maximum depth reported at 4009 m (Ref. 58426). Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Feeds on pelagic amphipods, benthic gastropods, and mysids (Ref. 4702).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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