Toothless snailfish (Paraliparis paucidens)

Scientific name: Paraliparis paucidens Stein, 1978

Toothless snailfish (Paraliparis paucidens)

The Toothless snailfish (Paraliparis paucidens) is a marine fish of the family Liparidae. Native range: Northeast Pacific, British Columbia, Canada and off Oregon, USA.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraliparis paucidens
Family
Liparidae (Snailfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.4
Depth range
1536–2275 m (5039–7464 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1536 - 2275 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northeast Pacific: British Columbia, Canada and off Oregon, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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