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Slim snailfish (Rhinoliparis attenuatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Rhinoliparis attenuatus

Common Name
Slim snailfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60. Pectoral fin shallowly notched; disk absent (Ref. 28160). Skin transparent, dusky posteriorly; musculature tan; mouth, branchial cavity and peritoneum black; stomach and pyloric caeca pale (Ref. 28160).

Classification

Classified By
Burke, 1912
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Snailfishes (Liparidae)

Distribution

Region
North Pacific
Distribution
North Pacific: southeastern Okhotsk Sea, Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, Bering Sea, southern British Columbia to central California, USA.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
350 m
Depth To - meters
2189 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 350 - 2189 m (Ref. 26773)
Trophic Level
3.36 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
11.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 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