Palepore snailfish (Paraliparis hobarti)

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

The Palepore snailfish (Paraliparis hobarti) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Southeastern Indian Ocean, to western South Pacific, off Tasmania, Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 60; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 54; Vertebrae: 66. Caudal-fin rays 8; pectoral girdle with 2 round radials; subrostral fold absent; chin pore even with chin surface, slit-like; eye large, 26% HL, snout short; ventral end of gill opening and uppermost pectoral ray horizontal with lower margin of pupil; last preoperculo-mandibular pore very close to eye; pectoral fin long, 83% HL, rudimentary notch rays absent; body deepest at anal-fin origin; head 18,5% SL; preanal length 35.5% SL; color light brown, skin semitransparent, peritoneum black.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraliparis hobarti
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.4
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeastern Indian Ocean: to western South Pacific, 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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