Browntail snailfish (Paraliparis brunneocaudatus) fish species and information / pictures of Browntail snailfish - Paraliparis brunneocaudatus

Browntail snailfish (Paraliparis brunneocaudatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Paraliparis brunneocaudatus

Common Name
Browntail snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 53; Vertebrae: 66. Caudal fin -rays 8; pectoral girdle with 2 radials; eye low on side of head, suborbital space equal to half of eye; mouth oblique, lower jaw included; teeth strong, conical; chin pores not in a pit; dorsal end of gill opening on horizontal through eye center; pectoral with long lobes, rudimentary notch rays absent; HL 19% SL, preanal 37% SL; anus on vertical just behind eye; color bright reddish-brown, end of tail darker, blackish-brown; skin thin, semitransparent; mouth and tongue blackish-brown, brightly dotted (Ref. 42734).

Classification

Classified By
Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Indian Ocean
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal
Trophic Level
3.47 s.e. 0.49 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
12.7 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 (15 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated