Bigpored snailfish (Paraliparis latifrons)

Scientific name: Paraliparis latifrons Garman, 1899

Bigpored snailfish (Paraliparis latifrons)

The Bigpored snailfish (Paraliparis latifrons) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, British Columbia, Canada and Oregon to Panama.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraliparis latifrons
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.5
Depth range
2030–3279 m (6660–10758 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2030 - 3279 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: British Columbia, Canada and Oregon to Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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