Dark brown snailfish (Paraliparis badius)

Scientific name: Paraliparis badius Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001

The Dark brown snailfish (Paraliparis badius) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, off Tasmania, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 63; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 55; Vertebrae: 65. Caudal-fin rays 8; pectoral girdle with 3 round radials; subrostral fold absent; teeth simple, not large, but prominent; chin pores closely set, with common thin skin fold anteriorly; gill opening short, half of eye; lower end of gill opening and uppermost pectoral fin on horizontal with upper margin of pupil; pectoral rudimentary notch rays absent; head 20% SL, eye large, 29% HL; preanal length 33% SL; vertical fins overlap half of caudal; head brown, mouth black, tongue black-brown-dotted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraliparis badius
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.2
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: off Tasmania, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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