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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Pseudoliparis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek,liparis = fat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Georgi Mihailovich Belyaev (1913–1994) was a Russian zoologist and oceanologist who specialised in Echinodermata, and in the fauna from the very deepest ocean depths. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Andriashev & Pitruk.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 6380 - 8336 m (Ref. 35941). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: northern part of Japan Trench.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35941)
Maximum depth from Ref. 128504.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chernova, N.V., 1998. Catalogue of the type specimens of snailfish (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. J. Ichthyol. 38(9):730-746. (Ref. 35941)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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