Scientific Name
Notoliparis macquariensis

Common Name
Macquarie notoliparid

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49-53; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 44 - 46; Vertebrae: 56 - 58. Body light, uniformly pink-gray in life. Gill and mouth cavities, peritoneum and stomach not pigmented (Ref. 11892).

Classification

Classified By

Andriashev, 1978

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Macquarie-Hjort Trench, south of the Macquarie Plateau.

Range

54°S - 55°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

1 °C

Water Temperature To

1 °C

Depth From - meters

5400 m

Depth To - meters

5410 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 5400 - 5410 m (Ref. 30823)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.46 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

8.8 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (11 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