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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); exilis: The specific epithet exilis, thin, from the Latin, denoting the species slender elongated body (Ref. 92437).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1086 - ? m (Ref. 92437). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: known only from the holotype, taken on the southeast Chatham slope off New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92437)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 60; Anal soft rays: 54; Vertebrae: 66. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 66, dorsal fin rays 60, anal fin rays 54, caudal fin rays 8, pectoral fin rays ca. 20; teeth as broad bands of 28-30, obliquely curved rows, nowhere uniserial; on premaxilla shouldered, on mandible, simple canines; chin pores paired, very closely set with a possible tissue fold anteriorly but not in a pit; gill opening completely above pectoral fin, short, about 16% HL; pectoral radials 4 (3+1); scapula and R1, R3 clearly notched; snout to anus distance short, 14% SL, about 70 % HL; anus to anal fin distance less than 120% HL (Ref. 92437).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Stein, D.L., 2012. A review of the snailfishes (Liparidae, Scorpaeniformes) of New Zealand, including descriptions of a new genus and sixteen new species. Zootaxa 3588:1-54. (Ref. 92437)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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): 3.5 ±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).
