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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alexei Vladimirovich Neyelov is a Russian marine biologist at the Laboratory of Ichthyology, Russian Academy of Sciences in St. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Andriashev.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1070 - 2000 m (Ref. 30823). Deep-water; 56°S - 57°S
Southern Ocean: Banzare Seamount and Elan Seamount.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5196)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 61 - 64; Anal soft rays: 52 - 56; Vertebrae: 67 - 70. This species is characterized by the following: simple and uniserial (except symphysis) teeth on lower jaw, 70-85 in a single row; gill rakers 10; strongly approximated chin; small opercular opening, close to diameter of pupil; with small opercular lobe; pectoral fin notch deep and without rudimentary rays; head 16-19%, anteanal distance 41.5-45.5% SL. Colour of body pinkish-lilac, peritoneum black, stomach light (Ref. 44814).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stein, D.L. and A.P. Andriashev, 1990. Liparididae. p. 231-255. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5196)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
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): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).