Paraliparis Amerismos
📖 Overview
Paraliparis Amerismos (Paraliparis amerismos), first described by Stein, 2012 is a tiny fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 3.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 1149 to 1358 metres. It occurs in Polar waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
V 74, D 66, A 61, P 22 (15+5+2). Dorsal, anal, caudal, and pectoral-fin rays unstriated or with very few striations; pectoral lower lobe rays two; gill opening above pectoral fin or in front of 1–2 rays. Teeth small, simple, thorn-like, forming moderately wide bands. Body pale with scattered melanophores except for black peritoneum showing through abdominal wall. Coronal pore absent .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Paraliparis Amerismos is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1149 - 1358 m . Polar known only from the holotype, collected at 1149–1358 m near Pennell Bank in the outer Ross Sea, Antarctica (90026).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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