Rass' snailfish (Pseudonotoliparis rassi)

Scientific name: Pseudonotoliparis rassi Pitruk, 1991

The Rass' snailfish (Pseudonotoliparis rassi) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Boussole Strait, Kuril Islands.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-39; Anal soft rays: 30 - 33. Head and mouth small. Ventral (abdominal) disk well developed. Seismosensory system: large pores, channels of coronal and postcoronal, pores of temporal canal, and the last pores of infraorbital and preoperculomandibular canals significantly protruding above skin in the form of tubules. Branchiostegal rays 6. Pyloric caeca 8. Eyes well developed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudonotoliparis rassi
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.8
Depth range
2200 m (7218 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 2200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Boussole Strait, Kuril Islands.
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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