Scientific Name
Paraliparis ulochir

Common Name
Broadfin snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 61. Pectoral fin distinctly notched (Ref. 26773). Skin, oral and branchial cavities black; pyloric caeca pale (Ref. 26773).

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1896

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Pacific

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: Bering Sea to Baja California, Mexico.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

700 m

Depth To - meters

1900 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 700 - 1900 m (Ref. 26773)

Trophic Level

3.42 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.2 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated