Kawari-inki-uo
📖 Overview
Kawari-inki-uo (Paraliparis anomalus), first described by Murasaki, Kai, Misawa & Narimatsu, 2025 is a small fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 9.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 635 to 687 metres. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 61 - 62; Anal soft rays: 56; Vertebrae: 67. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebrae 67 (9 + 58); with a single pair of pleural ribs on abdominal vertebra; D 61-62; A 56; pectoral-fin rays 27; caudal-fin rays 9 (1+4/4); teeth on both jaws primarily trilobed; orbit length 23%-26% HL; cephalic pore pattern 2-6-7-2; gill slit extending ventrally to the third pectoral-fin ray base; pyloric caeca ?9; when fresh, body pink, pale when preserved .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Kawari-inki-uo is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 635 - 687 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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