Scientific Name
Paraliparis deani

Common Name
Prickly snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 56-59; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 44 - 49. Dorsal fin extending to about half length of caudal fin and no raised lobe at anterior end; caudal reduced but recognizable, attached to dorsal and anal fins; anal extends about to half length of caudal fin; lower rays of pectorals greatly exserted; pelvic fins and adhering disc absent (Ref. 6885).

Classification

Classified By

Burke, 1912

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region

Northeast Pacific

Distribution

Northeast Pacific: Shelikof Strait, western Gulf of Alaska to southern British Columbia; northern California, USA.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

18 m

Depth To - meters

1008 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 18 - 1008 m (Ref. 2850)

Trophic Level

3.37 s.e. 0.47 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

10.0 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 (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