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Gloved snailfish (Palmoliparis beckeri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Palmoliparis beckeri

Common Name
Gloved snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37; Anal soft rays: 45; Vertebrae: 57 - 58. Head strongly compressed, upper side of head flattened, interocular space wide due to large, rounded slopes of frontalia prominent above eye. Snout not prominent beyond maxilla. Mouth terminal, horizontal. Maxilla short, reaching posteriad not beyond anterior edge of orbit. Teeth small, tricuspid; nostril tubular. Gill slit small, not reaching downwards to the first ray of pectoral fin. Opercular lobe triangular. Body deep. Gradually narrowing towards tail. Skin naked, thin and loose (Ref. 27673).

Classification

Classified By
Balushkin, 1996
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region
Northwest Pacific
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: northern Kuril Islands
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
2 °C
Water Temperature To
4 °C
Depth From - meters
200 m
Depth To - meters
800 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 800 m (Ref. 51661), usually 300 - 500 m (Ref. 56381)
Trophic Level
3.65 s.e. 0.62 Based on food items.
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
42.0 cm
Common Length
29.6 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 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