Slim snailfish (Rhinoliparis attenuatus)

Scientific name: Rhinoliparis attenuatus Burke, 1912

Slim snailfish (Rhinoliparis attenuatus)

The Slim snailfish (Rhinoliparis attenuatus) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: North Pacific, southeastern Okhotsk Sea, Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, Bering Sea, southern British Columbia to central California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60. Pectoral fin shallowly notched; disk absent. Skin transparent, dusky posteriorly; musculature tan; mouth, branchial cavity and peritoneum black; stomach and pyloric caeca pale.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhinoliparis attenuatus
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
350–2189 m (1148–7182 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 350 - 2189 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Pacific: southeastern Okhotsk Sea, Kuril Islands and southeastern Kamchatka, Bering Sea, southern British Columbia to central California, USA.
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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