Pink snailfish (Paraliparis rosaceus)

Scientific name: Paraliparis rosaceus Gilbert, 1890

Pink snailfish (Paraliparis rosaceus)

The Pink snailfish (Paraliparis rosaceus) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, Japan, Kuril Islands, and British Columbia to Baja California, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraliparis rosaceus
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
1050–3358 m (3445–11017 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1050 - 3358 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, Japan, Kuril Islands, and British Columbia to Baja California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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