Paraliparis Ekaporus
📖 Overview
Paraliparis Ekaporus (Paraliparis ekaporus), first described by Stein, 2012 is a medium-sized fish in the family Liparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 28.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 1431 to 1658 metres. It occurs in Polar waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Teeth uniserial in at least posterior halves of both jaws, then forming a gradually wider band anteriorly. V 67, C 7, P 20, radials 4, scapular helve absent. Chin pore single. Head short, HL 18% SL, and broad, HW 96% HL; snout short, 5% SL, 25% HL. Dorsal fin insertion between V 8–9, anal fin insertion between V 16–17. Preanal fin length about 46%, anus-anal fin distance about 31% SL. Body color purplish, snout and pectoral fin edges brown .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Paraliparis Ekaporus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1431 - 1658 m . Polar known only from the type, collected on the northwestern edge of Mawson Bank, Ross Sea, at 1431–1658 m depth (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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