Thickskin snailfish
📖 Overview
Thickskin snailfish (Paraliparis eastmani), first described by Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 is a medium-sized fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 18.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 57; Vertebrae: 69. Caudal-fin rays 8, with 2 procurrent rays; pectoral fin deeply notched, pectoral girdle with 2 round radials; mouth oblique; teeth stout, subconical; chin pores at surface, interspace equal to diameter; gill opening small, 0.8 eye diameter, with dorsal end level with eye center; HL 19% SL; preanal length 36% SL; skin thick, not transparent; color solid black, inner surface of subrostral fold and tooth plates black-dotted .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Thickskin snailfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 1070 m . Deep-water Southwest Pacific: Tasman Sea, north of Sydney, Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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