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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); rossi: Named to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of the famous polar explorer and researcher Rear Admiral James Clark Ross (1800-1862) (Ref. 39425).
Eponymy: Rear-Admiral Sir James Clark Ross (1800–1862) discovered the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf and an island (1841) which Scott, on his first expedition, named Ross Island in his honour. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Chernova & Eastman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 466 m (Ref. 39425). Deep-water
Southern Ocean: southwest of the Mawson Bank, Antarctica, Ross Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49 - 50; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 44; Vertebrae: 54 - 56. Vertebrae 54-56, dorsal 49-50, pectorals 20-22, caudal 9. Teeth spear-shaped. Symphyseal pores not closely set. Gill opening reaching in front of pectoral ray 2-3. Head 25.5-28% SL, preanal 34.5-35.5% SL. Eye 19-22% HL. Interorbital wide, 54-63% HL. Mouth horizontal, subterminal. Cephalic pores small. Body uniformly pale (pink in life), inside of upper lip pigmented. Peritoneum and gill cavity black, stomach pale (Ref. 39425).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V. and J.T. Eastman, 2001. Two new species of snailfish genus Paraliparis (Pisces: Liparidae) from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. J. Fish Biol. 59(1):92-104. (Ref. 39425)
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): 3.4 ±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 (10 of 100).