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Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Etymology: Paraliparis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, liparis = fat (Ref. 45335); nigellus: Name from Latin 'nigellus' meaning blackish, dark (perhaps referring to its color, body color dark blackish brown with bluish tint, head black, belly bluish black)..
More on authors: Chernova & Møller.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1950 - 2107 m (Ref. 79982). Deep-water
Distribution
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Northeast Atlantic: northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79982)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 64; Anal soft rays: 59; Vertebrae: 73. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 64, A 59, P 23-25, C 8; vertebrae 73 (12-61); pectoral radials 4 (3+1); simple and uniserial teeth except near jaw symphysis; gill opening shorter than pupil diameter; undeveloped opercular flap; head 16% SL; eye 28% of head length (HL); one symphyseal mandibular pore; pectoral fin with notch rays not rudimentary; interneural of the first dorsal-fin ray between neural spine 6 and 7; anus behind vertical through gill opening; mandible to anus distance almost equal to the length of anus to anal-fin origin; body color dark black-brown, with bluish tint, peritoneum black (Ref. 79982).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Chernova, N.V. and P.R. Møller, 2008. A new snailfish, Paraliparis nigellus sp. nov. (Scorpaeniformes, Liparidae), from the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - with notes on occurrence of Psednos in the area. Mar. Biol. Res. 4:369-375. (Ref. 79982)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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