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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Paraliparis Darwini

Paraliparis darwini Stein & Chernova, 2002
Max Length
13.1 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Paraliparis Darwini is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Paraliparis darwini
Authority
Stein & Chernova, 2002
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
13.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 58; Anal soft rays: 53; Vertebrae: 66. Teeth on lower jaw blunt canines; cross section oval. Upper jaw toothless. Chin gelatinous; chin-pore pair on anterior rather than ventral surface. Head length 21.8% SL; width 65% and depth 84% its length. Upper jaw 44% HL. Body depth at anal-fin origin 22.1. Lower pectoral-fin lobe 65% length of upper lobe. Pyloric caeca 10. Pectoral-fin rays 23 (upper lobe 15 + notch rays 2 + lower 6). Vertebrae 66. Caudal-fin rays 8. Radials of pectoral girdle 4 (3 + 1), round .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Paraliparis Darwini is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Paraliparis Darwini is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Paraliparis Darwini is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 637 m . Deep-water Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
13.1cm
Dorsal Rays
58
Anal Rays
53
Vertebrae
66

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2022

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Stein & Chernova, 2002

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