Paraliparis obliquosus Chernova & Duhamel, 2003 |
Family: | Liparidae (Snailfishes) | |||
Max. size: | 10.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 350 - 1345 m | |||
Distribution: | Southern Ocean: off Crozet and Kerguelen Islands. | |||
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Biology: | Only 2 specimens. Holotype was found in two pieces in the stomach content of one Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 caught between 550 and 1345 m deep off Crozet Is. Paratype is a juvenile collected by net in mid-water at about 350 m deep off Kerguelen Is. (Ref. 47264). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |