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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); vaillanti: Named for L. Vaillant, well-known for his researches of the fauna of
marine fish from the Atlantic Ocean.
Eponymy: Professor Léon Louis Vaillant (1834–1914) was a French herpetologist, ichthyologist and malacologist at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, well known for his researches in East Indian ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Chernova.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 423 m (Ref. 83988). Deep-water
Northwestern Atlantic: Laurentia Channel, between Newfoundland and Cape Breton, Canada.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 61; Radios blandos anales: 57; Vértebra: 69. This species is distinguished by the following characters: Vertebrae 69 (11 + 58); D 61; P 22 (17 + 3 rud. + 2); C 7 (6 + 1); head 18.7% in SL; ante anal distance 31% in SL; horizontal mouth; simple teeth 19-22 rows; lower lobe of pectoral fin (externally) isolated (does not connect with the upper lobe); dorsal fin above pectoral fin base; eye diameter 23.8% in HL ; entirely pale skin, black peritoneum (Ref. 83988).
Caught in midwater at a horizon of 423 m over a depth of 1150 m (Ref. 83988).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Chernova, N.V., 2004. A new species of snailfishes (Liparidae) Paraliparis vaillanti sp. nova from the Northwestern Atlantic, with the redescription of a rare species Paraliparis edwardsi Vaillant. J. Ichthyol. 44(2):135-139. (Ref. 83988)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
