Paraliparis penicillus, Comet snailfish

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Paraliparis penicillus Baldwin & Orr, 2010

Comet snailfish
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> Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335);  penicillus: Name from latin 'penicillus' meaning a little brush, referring to its long, thin body and caudal-fin rays..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; djupintervall 722 - 1003 m (Ref. 86268). Deep-water; 59°N - 56°N, 178°W - 170°W (Ref. 86268)

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Northeast Pacific: Eastern Bering Sea.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL (female)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 51-55; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 46 - 49; Ryggkotor: 56 - 60. This species is distinguished from its congeners in having the following set of character states: deep, rounded head; small, terminal, horizontal mouth; dorsally notched and triangular opercular flap; simple teeth; high tooth-row count, up to 12 teeth in 31-33 rows; 17-19 pectoral-fin rays, with 4-5 comprising the lower lobe; 56-60 vertebrae; 51-55 dorsal-fin rays; 46-49 anal-fin rays; 6-7 principal caudal-fin rays; small gill slit, wholly above pectoral-fin or reaching ventrally in front of rays 3-4; 8-10 pyloric caeca; peritoneum black; stomach, intestine, and pyloric caeca unpigmented; body pale anteriorly, increasingly more pigmented posteriorly, and tail partially orange in life (Ref. 86268).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Baldwin, Z.H. and J.W. Orr, 2010. A new species of the snailfish genus Paraliparis (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Eastern Bering Sea. Copeia 2010(4):640-643. (Ref. 86268)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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